Details of LS4203 (Spring 2013)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| LS4203 | Systems Biology | Anandamohan Ghosh, Anirban Banerjee |
| Syllabus |
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| Partho Sarathi Roy [3 lectures]:
Introduction to Systems Biology Gene Regulation Basic concepts of network Anirban Banerjee [~6-9 lectures]: Heuristic parameters (deg distbn,z-score...) Network motifs Autoregulation - FFL Structural robustness Types of network model (scale free, small world....) Anandamohan Ghosh [~24-27 lectures]: Dynamical systems basic concepts Oscillations - lambda phage Reaction kinetics - Michaelis Menten - Hill equation (transcription network) Stochastic process Robustness - chemotaxis Optimality in gene circuit design Population dynamics - pattern formation in reaction diffusion systems |
| References |
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| 1. An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits - Uri Alon Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology.
2. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering - Steven Strogatz; Westview Press. 3. Mathematical Biology I and II (3rd Edition) - J.D. Murray; Springer |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
| 3 | MS | 8 | Elective |
| 4 | RS | 1 | Elective |