BioE 114 - Cell Engineering (4 Units)


Course Overview

Summary

This course will teach the main concepts and current views on key attributes of animal cells (somatic, embryonic, pluripotent, germ-line; with the focus on mammalian cells), will introduce theory of the regulation of cell function, methods for deliberate control of cell properties and resulting biomedical and bioengineering technologies.


Professors

  • Irina Conboy

    • Prerequisites

  • Bio1A or BioE11 (not strictly enforced)

    • Courses recommended before taking this class

  • Bio1A or BioE11

    • What's next?

    This course covers some of BioE 150 and is applicable to any biomaterials class like BioE 163

  • BioE 150
  • BioE 163


    • Choosing the course

    What concentration is this course relevant to?

    • Biomaterials
    • Biomechanics
    • Cell and Tissue Engineering

    Topics covered

    • Cell/Tissue Engineering
    • Immunoengineering
    • In vivo imaging
    • Cell signalling pathways

    When should I take the course?

    • Sophomore, Junior or Seniors can take this course.

    Rating from student (How strongly would you recommend taking this course?)

    • 9/10


    Workload and Tips


    What is the workload and exam diffculty?

    There is no homework but requires a lot of studying to understand the lectures. There is a big midterm that has a group project format (you present on an important paper) and the final is open-note but really difficult.


  • Midterm: not difficult, but you just have to be organized and on time and work well with people. Look at her example presentation in order to do well
  • Final: very difficult, gets a big curve though

    • Tips from students who have taken the class

  • Just look over the lectures seriously (study) and take discussion as an opportunity to learn the material.