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Quantitative and Computational Biology (QBIO)
Introduction to quantitative biology and its role in biology and relationship to chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and physics, including the field's impact on industry.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Quantitative Biology
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12950D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:10pm | Tuesday | 31 of 42 | Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs | RRI101 | PDF (70869 KB) |
The course will explore the science of modern drug discovery and development, its key challenges and pitfalls in the personal health and socioeconomic context.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12978R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 46 of 60 | Vsevolod Katritch | RRI101 | PDF (232945 KB) | |
12952R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-6:20pm | Thursday | 46 of 60 | Ao Xu | RRI101 |
An introductory course in ethics that will navigate through issues of eugenics, the origins of scientific data and, importantly, to the frontiers of future research.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12983R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 25 | Jazlyn Mooney | RRI321 | ||
12984R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 14 of 25 | Shirin Nataneli | RRI421 |
Statistical methods in biological science and medicine, including populations and samples, random sampling, confidence intervals, paired samples and regression.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12961R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 73 of 74 | Peter Calabrese | ZHS352 | PDF (334727 KB) | |
12953R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 22 | Wenxuan Zuo | RRI321 | ||
12958R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 25 of 26 | Dallace Francis | RRI321 | ||
12959R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 26 of 26 | Dallace Francis | RRI301 | ||
12979R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 48 | Liang Chen | DMC100 | PDF (307781 KB) | |
12962R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Wednesday | 14 of 20 | Qingyang Yin | RRI301 | ||
12963R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 14 of 20 | Qingyang Yin | RRI421 | ||
12951R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 62 of 62 | Peter Calabrese | KDC235 | PDF (335452 KB) | |
12965R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 21 | Yuqiu Wang | RRI301 | ||
12971R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Monday | 23 of 23 | Yuqiu Wang | RRI301 | ||
12981R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 18 of 18 | Wenxuan Zuo | RRI301 |
Introduction to general statistical theory with higher-level mathematics for biological data analysis. Basic programming in R. Discussion of techniques to describe, visualize and model different types of data.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12955R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 34 of 42 | Peter Calabrese,Doc Edge | THH118 | PDF (293386 KB) | |
12956R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Tuesday | 19 of 21 | Obadiah Mulder | RRI421 | ||
12974R | 001 | Discussion | 12:30-1:20pm | Tuesday | 15 of 21 | Obadiah Mulder | RRI421 |
A project-based course integrating biology, computer science, and statistics through the analysis of genomic datasets available publicly or collected and sequenced during the semester.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12987R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 25 | Tsu-Pei Chiu | RRI301 | PDF (284001 KB) | |
12989R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 13 of 25 | Yibei Jiang | RRI301 |
Introduction to algorithms and statistics for genome analysis and their applications. Analysis of DNA sequencing, sequence comparison, genetic variation, gene expression, disease association and evolution.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12966R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 25 of 35 | Andrew Smith,Mark Chaisson | RRI101 | ||
12967R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 17 | Bida Gu | RRI301 | ||
12976R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 10 of 18 | Ishaan Thota | RRI301 |
Foundational skill-building for modeling and analysis of biological data. Hands-on instruction for developing and simulating models of dynamic biological systems.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12968R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 25 | Adam MacLean,Geoffrey Fudenberg | RRI421 | PDF (139206 KB) | |
12977R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 17 of 25 | Paulina Smaruj, MeiLu McDermott | RRI421 |
Individual research and readings. Project approval by faculty adviser and QCB department required.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12988D | 001 | 1.0-2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 20 | Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs | OFFICE | ||
12990D | 001 | 1.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 25 | Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs | OFFICE |
Experience in conducting research and writing an honors thesis or publishable manuscript under the supervision of a faculty adviser.
- Prerequisite: QBIO 493
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Quantitative Biology
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12994D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:10pm | Monday | 9 of 10 | Adam MacLean | RRI421 | PDF (88328 KB) |
In-depth study of molecular biology techniques and experiments with an emphasis on those that are able to generate "big data." Intended for quantitative science students.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12960D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 22 | Rory Spence | RRI121 | PDF (140411 KB) |
Computational methods for simulation and analysis of metabolic networks, cellular signaling pathways, and gene regulatory networks. Biochemical kinetics, differential equations, stability analysis, sensitivity analysis.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the BME department but may qualify for major credit in QBIO. To register, enroll in BME 530.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29246D | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-1:40pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 19 | Stacey Finley | WPHB30 | ||
29247R | 048 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 13 of 19 | Stacey Finley | THH209 |
Experience and training in giving science research presentations. Students will discuss recent research in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12992D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:30pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | Andrew Smith | RRI421 | ||
2:00-3:30pm | Thursday | RRI101 |
Seminar for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics PhD students in which students present their own original research results.
- Prerequisite: QBIO 542
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12975D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-3:50pm | Friday | 6 of 30 | Mark Chaisson | RRI101 |
Applications of the mathematical, statistical and computational sciences to data from molecular biology. Algorithms for genomic sequence data: sequence and map assembly and alignment, RNA secondary structure, protein structure, gene-finding, and tree construction.
- Prerequisite: CSCI 570
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12982D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 15 | Mark Chaisson,Andrew Smith | RRI301 |
Research leading to a graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12970D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 19 | Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs | OFFICE |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student's field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed one semester of enrollment in a graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. The course is graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12980D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs | OFFICE |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12991D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 26 of 60 | Andrew Smith,Remo Rohs | OFFICE |
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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12993D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | OFFICE |