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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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Bioengineering at MIT is represented by the diverse curricula offered by most Departments in the School of Engineering. This course samples the wide variety of bioengineering options for students who plan to major in one of the undergraduate Engineering degree programs. The beginning lectures describe the science basis for bioengineering wi
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- biological engineering
- biological engineering
- bioengineering
- biomems
- biomaterials
- biomechanical engineering
- biology
- engineering
- bioprocessing
- biological materials
- biological engineers
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This course provides an introduction to the physical chemistry of biological systems. Topics include: connection of macroscopic thermodynamic properties to microscopic molecular properties using statistical mechanics, chemical potentials, equilibrium states, binding cooperativity, behavior of macromolecules in solution and at interfaces, an
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- biological engineering
- physical chemistry of biological systems
- macroscopic thermodynamic properties
- microscopic molecular properties
- statistical mechanics
- chemical potentials
- equilibrium states
- binding cooperativity
- behavior of macromolecules in solution and at interfaces
- solvation
- protein structure
- genomic analysis
- single molecule biomechanics
- bioma
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This class is a project-based introduction to the engineering of synthetic biological systems. Throughout the term, students develop projects that are responsive to real-world problems of their choosing, and whose solutions depend on biological technologies. Lectures, discussions, and studio exercises will introduce (1) components and contr
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- biological engineering
- biology
- chemistry
- synthetic biology
- project
- biotech
- genetic engineering
- gmo
- ethics
- biomedical ethics
- genetics
- recombinant dna
- dna
- gene sequencing
- gene synthesis
- biohacking
- computational biology
- igem
- biobrick
- systems biology
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course presents a challenging multi-dimensional perspective on the causes of human disease and mortality. The course focuses on analyses of major causes of mortality in the US since 1900: cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, and infectious diseases. Students create analytical models to derive estimates for his
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- biological engineering
- disease
- mortality
- cancer
- cerebrovascular disease
- diabetes
- infectious disease
- risk
- inherited risk
- environmental risk
- population genetics
- mutation
- public health
- malignancy
- statistics
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This course addresses the challenges of defining a relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human disease. Course topics include epidemiological approaches to understanding disease causation; biostatistical methods; evaluation of human exposure to chemicals, and their internal distribution, metabolism, reactions with cel
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- biological engineering
- biostatistics
- risk
- risk analysis
- risk factor
- environmental agent
- environetics
- cause and effect
- pollution
- statistical analysis
- toxic
- genetics
- disease
- health
- epa
- metabolism
- endocrine
- immunity
- uncertainty
- mortality
- death rate
- prediction
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This course covers introductory microbiology from a systems perspective, considering microbial diversity, population dynamics, and genomics. Emphasis is placed on the delicate balance between microbes and humans, and the changes that result in the emergence of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The case study approach covers
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- biological engineering
- microbes
- microbiology
- systems perspective
- early earth
- microbial evolution
- prokaryote
- eukaryote
- archaea
- bacteria
- immunology
- epidemiology
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This course introduces experimental biochemical and molecular techniques from a quantitative engineering perspective. Experimental design, rigorous data analysis, and scientific communication form the underpinnings of this subject. Three discovery-based experimental modules focus on genome engineering, expression engineering, and biomateria
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- biological engineering
- biological engineering
- biology
- bioengineering
- dna
- pcr
- rna
- polymerase chain reaction
- systems engineering
- dna engineering
- protein engineering
- bio-material engineering
- restriction map
- lipofection
- screening library
- bacterial photography
- device characterization
- biological parts
- openwetware
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This course introduces experimental biochemical and molecular techniques from a quantitative engineering perspective. Experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication form the underpinnings of this subject. Three discovery-based experimental modules focus on RNA engineering, protein engineering, and cell-biomaterial engineer
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- biological engineering
- biology
- bioengineering
- biotechnology
- rna engineering
- protein engineering
- biomaterial engineering
- assay
- lab protocol
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This subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic and microscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and macromolecular interactions.
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- biological engineering
- thermodynamics
- biomolecular systems
- equilibrium properties
- first law of thermodynamics
- second law of thermodynamics
- third law of thermodynamics
- thermochemistry
- entropy
- gibbs function
- chemical equilibrium
- macromolecular structure
- binding cooperativity
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In this course problems from biological engineering are used to develop structured computer programming skills and explore the theory and practice of complex systems design and construction.
The official course Web site can be viewed at: BE.180 Biological Engineering Programming.
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- biological engineering
- biological engineering problems
- structured computer programming skills
- theory and practice of complex systems design
- theory and design of complex systems construction
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This course covers the analytical, graphical, and numerical methods supporting the analysis and design of integrated biological systems. Topics include modularity and abstraction in biological systems, mathematical encoding of detailed physical problems, numerical methods for solving the dynamics of continuous and discrete chemical systems,
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- biological engineering
- phylogenetic inference
- molecular modeling
- protein design
- discrete reaction event network modeling
- python
- genetics
- dna sequence
- genomics
- gene sequencing
- upgma
- newick notation
- parsimony
- downpass
- uppass
- jukes-cantor
- invertase
- genetic memory
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This course covers the chemical and biological analysis of the metabolism and distribution of drugs, toxins and chemicals in animals and humans, and the mechanism by which they cause therapeutic and toxic responses. Metabolism and toxicity as a basis for drug development is also covered.
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- biological engineering
- pharmacology
- toxicology
- drug actions
- therapeutics
- histology
- pathophysiology
- drug therapy
- drug transporters
- drug metabolism
- drug toxicity
- drup development
- uptake
- transport
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This course covers sensing and measurement for quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis, in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties. Methods include light and fluorescence microscopies; electro-mechanical probes such as atomic force microscopy, laser and magnetic traps, and MEMS devices; and the application of statistic
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- biological engineering
- dna analysis
- fourier analysis
- fft
- dna melting
- electronics
- microscopy
- microscope
- probes
- biology
- atomic force microscope
- afm
- scanning probe microscope
- image processing
- matlab
- convolution
- optoelectronics
- rheology
- fluorescence
- noise
- detector
- optics
- diffraction
- optical trap
- 3d
- 3-d
- three-dimensional imaging
- visualization
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This class covers analysis of kinetics and dynamics of molecular and cellular processes across a hierarchy of scales, including intracellular, extracellular, and cell population levels; a spectrum of biotechnology applications are also taken into consideration. Topics include gene regulation networks; nucleic acid hybridization; signal tran
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- biological engineering
- kinetics of molecular processes
- dynamics of molecular processes
- kinetics of cellular processes
- dynamics of cellular processes
- intracellular scale
- extracellular scale
- and cell population scale
- biotechnology applications
- gene regulation networks
- nucleic acid hybridization
- signal transduction pathways
- cell populations in tissues
- ce
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This course introduces the basic driving forces for electric current, fluid flow, and mass transport, plus their application to a variety of biological systems. Basic mathematical and engineering tools will be introduced, in the context of biology and physiology. Various electrokinetic phenomena are also considered as an example of coupled
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- biological engineering
- hydrodynamic flow
- electroosmosis
- diffusion
- electrophoresis
- reaction
- membrane
- cell
- biomolecule
- microfluidics
- ion transport
- electrokinetics
- debye layer
- zeta potential
- inviscid flow
- viscous flow
- tissue
- organ
- biology
- molecular biology
- maxwell's equations
- electro-quasistatics
- van der waals
- biomems
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course illustrates how knowledge and principles of biology, biochemistry, and engineering are integrated to create new products for societal benefit. It uses a case study format to examine recently developed products of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: how a product evolves from initial idea, through patents, testing, evalu
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- biological engineering
- inflammation
- biomedical engineering
- cancer
- diabetes
- obesity
- cardiovascular disease
- biomedical entrepreneurship
- biomedical startup
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