Location

The course takes place on Tuesdays, 15:15-17:00, lecture hall: tba

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Reading material

The course builds on the Systems Biology book ​by Uri Alon, which is highly recommended.

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Recommended further study material:

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online courses covering related topics:

Uri Alon: Systems Biology

Jeff Gore: MIT open courseware

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For more advanced studies of dynamical systems read Steven Strogatz' s book and lecture.

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The booklet "Optima for animals" by R. McNeill Alexander provides a beautiful introduction to optimality principles in animal development and behaviour.er

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20.9. Introduction

27.9. Negative and positive feedback

4.10. feed forward loops

11.10. no lecture

18. 10. design principles in cellular signalling

25. 10. Toggle Switch and bi-stability

1.11. Oscillations and body size control

8.11. multi cellular dynamics

15.11. cell size and transcription

22.11. trade-offs and optimality

29.11. fitness landscapes

6.12. theory of aging

13.12. synthetic biology

20.12. Q&A, recap

Schedule
Evaluation/Exam

- There will be a written exam at the end of the semester.

- 5 out of 6 home work assignments must be completed and handed-in on time

Assignments

Assignments are due on Tueday, 15.00, two weeks after the respective lecture.

Submit them by email to: systemsbiology2021[at]gmail.com or drop them in my post box in Baltzerstrasse 4.

Proven effort to solve 5 out of 6 assignments correctly is required to pass the course.

There will be a Q&A session with our TA Aaditya Saxena via google meet in the weeks before assignment deadlines.