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 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
64638	Lecture-Discussion	AMS	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	Location Pending	Smith, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Appl in Cancer & Mechanobio Section Info: Applications in Cancer and Mechanobiology will provide an introduction to basic concepts in applications of nanotechnology in mechanobiology and in cancer. This is a highly interdisciplinary field of research where knowledge from various discipline need to be presented and integrated. The course will be a team taught course by faculty from Engineering and LAS. There will be 4 main sections of the course; (i) biological concepts and cancer biology, (ii) introduction to bottom nanotechnology and nanomedicine, (iii) Microfluidics, Lab on Chip, and Top Down Nanotechnology, and (iv) applications in cellular mechanics, i.e. mechanobiology and nanotechnology. The course will be targeted for first year graduate students and senior undergraduate students. Prerequisite: Graduate student standing.
60236	Lecture	DP	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	106B3 Engineering Hall	Pan, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 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	TR	218 Ceramics Building	Underhill, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 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	PII	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1103 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Imoukhuede, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 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.
66022	Lecture	PS	9:00AM -10:50AM	MW	203 Transportation Building	Sengupta, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Quantitative Biotechnology Section Info: Offers first year graduate students in Bioengineering an opportunity to be exposed to the modern biotechnologies which sparked a Renaissance in current biology and biomedicine. For each weekly topic, we will do an in-depth review of various methods including the conventional/traditional protocols and the nwly developed techniques. The scientific articles to be reviewed in class emphasize high precision, high spatial/temporal resolution, high-throughput, molecular accuracy, sensitivity and real-time imaging. Two students will be paired up to present each week's article and lead the discussion. The course consists of studies on the Central Dogma of Biology (DNA, RNA, and Protein) as well as cellular organelles and cell imaging. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Bioengineering department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
64989	Lecture	RXB	1:00PM -2:50PM	TR	104 Talbot Laboratory	Bhargava, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Title: The Tissue Microenvironment Section Info: Advanced concepts of the complexity and heterogeneity of tissue microenvironments and their role in directing cell behavior and function in health and disease. Emphasis will be on comparing and contrasting the physio-chemical rate processes that govern the function of stem cell niches and solid tumor microenvironments. Topics will include: (i) Cell migration, mitosis, apoptosis, and differentiation; (ii) Cellular responsiveness to soluble and immobilized factors that mediate interactions between cells, with extracellular matrix, and growth factor communication; (iii) Biophysical and bioengineering aspects of mechanotransduction, the process through which living cells sense and respond to their mechanical environment. Students will conduct a semester-long team project for additional credit. Prerequisite: Prior coursework in and working knowledge of cellular and molecular biology.