BIOE 598

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in bioengineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 12 hours, but no more than 8 in any one term.

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BIOE 598 class schedule data for spring 2016
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
62343	Lecture-Discussion	AGB	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	1109 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Warnow, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Algorithmic Genomic Biology Section Info: Section Title: Algorithmic Genomic Biology Part of Term: 1 Section Info: Course description: This course covers four fascinating and related problems: constructing evolutionary trees, computing multiple sequence alignments, genome assembly, and analyzing microbiomes. Students will learn the mathematical and computational foundations in these areas, read the current literature, and do a team research project. The techniques involved include discrete algorithms, graph theory, simulations, and probabilistic analysis of algorithms. The course is appropriate for graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, bioengineering, mathematics, and statistics; graduate students in the biological sciences are also welcome, and will have different homework and exams. Pre-requisites: No biology background is required, but students should have some mathematical maturity, and at least one undergraduate course in algorithm design, data structures, or probability theory. Students without this background (e.g., biology graduate students, or undergraduates in engineering who have not completed an algorithms course) may be admitted, but should contact the instructor to discuss the course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
64638	Lecture-Discussion	AMS	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	Location Pending	Smith, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16
60236	Lecture	DP	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	Location Pending	Pan, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Imaging & Therapeutic Agents Section Info: This course will introduce the principles and prerequisites for clinical (MRI, CT, US, PET-SPECT) and pre-clinical (PAT, Optical) imaging modalities and chemical strategies to develop exogenous probes for the early detection of molecular changes responsible for disease pathogenesis such as cardiovascular, inflammatory, cancer and neurological disorders. We will also discuss in depth the strategies for site-specific delivery of therapeutic agents (chemotherapeutic, thrombolytic, and biologics) with biochemically triggered release mechanisms. The course is designed to teach various aspects of translational medicine from imaging and therapeutic standpoint. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of various clinical and preclinical imaging modalities, prerequisites for developing probes for these modalities, their application in current clinical practice, and preclinical development in various animal models of cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases. We will also explore therapeutic approaches (chemo- and biologics) to these diseases and identify opportunities for personalized preemptive medicine. The course is uniquely tailored for students interested in interdisciplinary translational research with direct clinical focus. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
60232	Lecture	GU	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	106B1 Engineering Hall	Underhill, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Stem Cell Bioengineering Section Info: Application of engineering approaches for the quantitative analysis of stem cell biology, including stem cell genetics and stem cell microenvironments. Design principles underlying stem cell-based therapies and diagnostics. Stem cell biomanufacturing. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
60234	Lecture Lecture	PII PII	1:30PM -2:50PM 5:00PM -5:50PM	TR W	Location Pending Location Pending	Imoukhuede, P Imoukhuede, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Systems Bioengineering Section Info: Systems Biology and Bioengineering are emerging fields that require new minds that are adept in integrating biology with mathematics and computation. In this course you will receive training in bimodal systems biology: (1) Translating experimental observations to mathematical representations. (2) Deterministic network model development, mathematical solution techniques, simulation, and prediction. These approaches will be presented in the context of tumor angiogenesis. Here students will examine the angiogenic signaling pathways, and apply systems biology and bioengineering approaches to design new therapeutics targeting tumor vasculature. **Pre-reqs: MCB 150 and one of the following courses: BIOE 201, CHBE 221, or TAM 210/212. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.