Stem Cell Bioengineering

Catalog description

This course explores the interface of stem cell biology and bioengineering and biotechnology and will examine the how quantitative modeling and analysis approaches inform stem cell-based biotechnologies and medical therapies. The course will cover embryonic and adult stem cell biology fundamentals, cell and molecular bioengineering concepts and techniques, biomolecular and genetic therapies to regulate stem cell function, and design of biomimetic and bioreactor environments for stem cell differentiation and derivation. These concepts will be conveyed in a mixture of assigned readings; interactive lectures; quantitative, descriptive, and computational problem sets; primary literature discussions and reviews; quizzes; and a small-team final grant proposal project.