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==Course overview==
==FALL 2009 Course overview==
Focuses on modern technologies with exponential growth and their impact on global quality of life through weekly updated Wiki class project (in-depth case studies on synthetic biology applied to personal genomics). Integrating knowledge, tools for research, and commercial decision-making concerning new aspects of bioengineering, personalized medicine, genetically modified organisms, and stem cells. Interplays of biophysical, ecological, economic, and social/ethical modeling will be explored through multi-disciplinary teams of students, and individual brief reports.
Focuses on modern technologies with exponential growth and their impact on global quality of life through weekly updated Wiki class project (in-depth case studies on synthetic biology and personal genomics). Integrating knowledge, tools for research, and commercial decision-making concerning new aspects of bioengineering, personalized medicine, genetically modified organisms, and stem cells. Interplays of biophysical, ecological, economic, and social/ethical modeling will be explored through multi-disciplinary teams of students, and individual brief reports.  
 
This course can be cross-registered through MIT under [http://student.mit.edu/catalog/mHSTa.html HST.510]
 
==Potential course projects==
'''Synthetic Biology for Personalized Medicine (H. sapiens 2.0)'''
* Diagnostics: Disease Risk Calculator web-tool that incorporates family history, lifestyle risk, and individual genotype. [http://snp.med.harvard.edu/ Trait-o-matic] and [http://arep.med.harvard.edu/PGP/ PGP].
* Prevention: [http://bioweathermap.org/ Bioweather map]. Collection and use of real-time assays to track virus outbreaks, etc.
* Treatment: [http://www.synberc.org/testbeds.html#cancerkiller Tumor Killing Bacteria] and [[Harvard:Biophysics_101/2009/Project| Stem cell therapies]].
 
==Logistics==
*Meeting time: Tue & Thu 4:00-5:30pm
*Location: HMS, [http://hms.harvard.edu/public/maps/quadmap.html TMEC L-007] (Tosteson Medical Education Building, Lower Level, Room 007)
*First class meets on Sept 3, 2009 
*No exams
*No prerequisites
*Grading: Based on problem assignments and project milestones.
 
==Previous Course Links==
*[[Harvard:Biophysics_101/2007|2007]]
*[http://bio.freelogy.org/wiki/Biophysics_101 2005]
*[http://arep.med.harvard.edu/101_00/101hist.html 2003 and earlier]
*[http://arep.med.harvard.edu/101_00/Pub_proj.html Publications resulting from class projects]


==Recent updates to the course==
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==Documentation==
Please visit the [[Harvard:Biophysics_101/2009:Documentation|Documentation page]] for organized information on the group project.


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FALL 2009 Course overview

Focuses on modern technologies with exponential growth and their impact on global quality of life through weekly updated Wiki class project (in-depth case studies on synthetic biology and personal genomics). Integrating knowledge, tools for research, and commercial decision-making concerning new aspects of bioengineering, personalized medicine, genetically modified organisms, and stem cells. Interplays of biophysical, ecological, economic, and social/ethical modeling will be explored through multi-disciplinary teams of students, and individual brief reports.

This course can be cross-registered through MIT under HST.510

Potential course projects

Synthetic Biology for Personalized Medicine (H. sapiens 2.0)

Logistics

  • Meeting time: Tue & Thu 4:00-5:30pm
  • Location: HMS, TMEC L-007 (Tosteson Medical Education Building, Lower Level, Room 007)
  • First class meets on Sept 3, 2009
  • No exams
  • No prerequisites
  • Grading: Based on problem assignments and project milestones.

Recent updates to the course

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