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BIOENG C215 - Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Cell

Bioengineering Graduate COE - College of Engineering

Subject

BIOENG

Course Number

C215

Department

Bioengineering

Course Level

Graduate

Course Title

Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Cell

Course Description

This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum and statistical mechanics to understand micro- and nano-scale mechanobiological phenomena involved in the living cell with particular attention the nucleus and the cytoskelton as well as the interactions of the cell with the extracellular matrix and how these interactions may cause changes in cell architecture and biology, consequently leading to functional adaptation or pathological conditions.

Minimum Units

4

Maximum Units

4

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; S/U Option

Instructors

Mofrad

Prerequisites

MATH 54, PHYSICS 7A; BIO ENG 102 or MEC ENG C85; or instructor’s consent.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Credit Restriction Courses. Students will receive no credit for this course if following the course(s) have already been completed.

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Course Objectives

This course, which is open to graduate students in diverse disciplines ranging from engineering to biology to chemistry and physics, is aimed at exposing students to subcellular biomechanical phenomena spanning scales from molecules to the whole cell.

Student Learning Outcomes

The students will develop tools and skills to (1) understand and analyze subcelluar biomechanics and transport phenomena, and (2) ultimately apply these skills to novel biological and biomedical applications.

Cross-Listed Course(s)

Formats

Lecture, Discussion

Term

Spring

Weeks

15 weeks

Weeks

15

Lecture Hours

3

Lecture Hours Min

3

Lecture Hours Max

3

Discussion Hours

1

Discussion Hours Min

1

Discussion Hours Max

1

Outside Work Hours

8

Outside Work Hours Min

8

Outside Work Hours Max

8