Physical Biology of the Cell | Dresden, 2024
About
It is a wonderful time to be thinking about the workings of the living world. Historic advances in molecular biology, structural biology, and the use of biophysical techniques such as optical traps have provided an unprecedented window on the mechanics of the cell. The aim of this course is to study the cell and its components using whatever tools we need in order to make quantitative and predictive statements about cellular life. The main intellectual thread of the course will be the idea that the type of quantitative data which is becoming routine in biology calls for a corresponding quantitative modeling framework. The plan of this course is to elucidate general principles with exciting case studies.
Where and when
Each day — which begins at 9am and finishes at 9pm — consist of lectures (interspersed with breaks for coffee and lunch), followed by an evening computational session led by the TAs.
See the schedule for details on each day’s topics, and the tutorials page for links to computational notebooks.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Lecture |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Lecture |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | Lecture |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Lecture |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Computational tutorial |
Exit Assignment
Exit Assignment: This assignment is entirely optional; however, should you choose to do any or all of it, we would love to read your thoughts. Please send your responses to our emails, as listed under the “PEOPLE” page.