Due dates
- Tu 01/20
- Submit paper choice for presentation 1
- Th 01/22
- Homework 1 (based on Dubuis, et al.) due at 14:30 / solutions
- Th 01/29
- Homework 2 (based on Goentoro and Kirschner) due at 14:30 / solutions
- Th 02/12
- Homework 3 (based on Soroldoni, et al.) due at 14:30 / solutions
- Tu 02/24
- Submit paper choice for presentation 2
- Th 02/26
- Homework 4 (based on Mayer, et al. and Goehring, et al.) due at 14:30 / solutions
- Th 03/05
- Homework 5 (based on Maître, et al.) due at 14:30 / solutions
- Th 03/18
- Homework 6 (based on He, et al.) due at 17:00. Submit PDFs by email.
Lecture/reading schedule
Below is the class schedule. Monday/Tuesday class meetings involve discussions of research papers. Reading memos for each paper are due at the respective discussion time. The paper to be discussed is linked on the schedule. Underneath discussion papers are supplemental reading that will help give context and understanding to the main paper for our discussion. These supplemental readings are recommended, but not required.
- Tu 01/06
- Introduction to BE 159 / Turing patterns, Howard, et al. paper (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 01/08
- Gene expression patterns and information (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- M 01/12
- Discussion of Dubuis, et al. paper (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 01/13
- Discussion of Dubuis, et al. paper (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 01/15
- Cell signaling with emphasis on Wnt (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Tu 01/20
- Discussion of Goentoro and Kirschner paper (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Tu 01/20
- Discussion of Goentoro and Kirschner paper (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Th 01/22
- Segmentation clocks (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- M 01/26
- Discussion of Soroldoni, et al. paper (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 01/27
- Discussion of Soroldoni, et al. paper (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 01/29
- Polarization / Introduction to cell and tissue mechanics (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- M 02/02
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 02/03
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 02/05
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 02/05
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- M 02/09
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 02/10
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 02/12
- Active fluids / viscoelasticity (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Tu 02/17
- Discussion of Mayer, et al. and Goehring, et al. papers (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Tu 02/17
- Discussion of Mayer, et al. and Goehring, et al. papers (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Th 02/19
- Cell sorting and the differential adhesion hypothesis (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- M 02/23
- Discussion of Maître, et al. paper (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 02/24
- Discussion of Maître, et al. paper (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 02/26
- How to give an effective presentation (all, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- M 03/02
- Discussion of He, et al. paper (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 03/03
- Discussion of He, et al. paper (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 03/05
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 03/05
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- M 03/09
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)
- Tu 03/10
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 03/12
- Student presentations (Group A, 14:30, 200 Broad)
- Th 03/12
- Student presentations (Group B, 20:30, 328 SFL)