BIOE 5420 — Cellular Engineering
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineTraditionalVideo Streaming
Analyzes the techniques that form the foundation of molecular cell engineering, including recombinant DNA, cloning and genomics, prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene regulation and single-cell gene expression, structure, dynamics of gene regulatory networks, metabolism and cellular energetics, cell structure, cytoskeleton and cellular motors, synthetic gene circuits, and metabolic engineering.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- BIOE 2355 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- graduate program admission
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 39 | 49 | 80% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 53 | 57 | 93% | 2.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 23 | 53 | 43% | 15.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 48 | 54 | 89% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 65 | 70 | 93% | 2.5 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 28 | 35 | 80% | 3.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 60 | 65 | 92% | 2.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 61 | 85 | 72% | 8.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 45% · T 37% · W 39% · Th 11% · F 12%
Common patterns: MW (33% of sections), T (31% of sections), F (12% of sections), async (6% of sections), M (6% of sections), MTWR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Brian Ruliffson (41% of students)
- Anand Asthagiri (33% of students) · reviews
- Shiaoming Shi (27% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Anand Asthagiri (58% of students) · reviews
- Shiaoming Shi (30% of students) · reviews
- Kiran Vanaja (13% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Anand Asthagiri (55% of students) · reviews
- Shiaoming Shi (45% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list BIOE 5420 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (BIOE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOE courses · Plan it at numap.app