BIOE 5760 — Method and Logic in Systems Biology and Bioengineering
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Emphasizes difficulties that lie at the interface of theory and experiment in bioengineering and systems biology. Covers stem cell engineering, directed differentiation, engineering biological circuits, cooperativity, robust adaptation, kinetic proofreading, signal transduction and information processing in biological systems, network analysis, dynamical systems, and biological design principles. This course is based on reading and discussing primary literature that exemplifies approaches that have revealed new concepts and principles governing biological systems. Each week, students read and discuss two important papers. The instructor provides relevant background and frames the examined papers in the context of the field and their time period as the basis for class discussion.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 57% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 23% | 23.0 |
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 71% · T 29% · W 0% · Th 71% · F 29%
Common patterns: MR (71% of sections), TF (29% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Jingke Weng (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nikolai Slavov (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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