Schedule

Due dates

W 01/18
Homework 1 (based on Goentoro and Kirschner) [solutions]
M 01/23
Finalize paper choice for presentation 1 [suggested papers]
W 01/25
Homework 2 (based on Soroldoni, et al.) [solutions, Jupyter notebook]
W 02/01
Homework 3 (based on Ben-Zvi, et al.) [solutions]
M 02/20
Finalize paper choice for presentation 2 [suggested papers]
W 02/22
Homework 4 (based on Mayer, et al.) [solutions]
W 03/01
Homework 5 (based on He, et al.) [solutions]
W 03/15
Homework 6 (based on Maître, et al.) due at 5 pm. Either turn it in to JB's mailbox or submit PDFs by email. [solutions]
W 03/15
Homework 7 due at 5 pm. Submit PDFs by email.

Lecture/reading/presentation schedule

Below is the class schedule. Friday class meetings typically 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.

W 01/04
Welcome (slides) [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 01/06
Biochemical kinetics in signaling [10 am, 200 Broad]
M 01/09
Wnt signaling (slides, Jupyter notebook, .py file) [9 am, 200 Broad, note special time]
W 01/11
The Delta-Notch system (slides) [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 01/13
Discussion of Goentoro and Kirschner paper (questions to consider) [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 01/16
No class: Martin Luther King Day
W 01/18
Segmentation clocks [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 01/20
Discussion of Soroldoni, et al. paper (questions to consider) [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 01/23
Morphogens and scaling [10 am, 200 Broad]
W 01/25
Effective presentations I: talk structure and delivery (slides) [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 01/27
Discussion of Ben-Zvi, et al. paper (questions to consider) [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 01/30
Effective presentations II: slide design (slides, talk by Jean-luc Doumont)[10 am, 200 Broad]
W 02/01
Continuum mechanics I: Conservation of mass [9 am, 200 Broad, note special time]
F 02/03
Continuum mechanics II: Conservation of momentum [10am, 200 Broad]
M 02/06
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
W 02/08
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
F 02/10
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 02/13
Continuum mechanics III: active viscoelastic materials [10 am, 200 Broad]
W 02/15
Viscoelasticity and laser ablation [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 02/17
Discussion of Mayer, et al. (questions to consider) and Goehring, et al. (questions to consider) papers [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 02/20
No class: Presidents Day
W 02/22
Viscous flows in development [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 02/24
Discussion of He, et al. paper [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 02/27
The Young-Laplace law [10 am, 200 Broad]
W 03/01
Cell sorting and the differential adhesion hypothesis [10 am, 200 Broad]
F 03/03
Discussion of Maître, et al. paper (questions to consider) [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
M 03/06
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
W 03/08
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]
F 03/10
Student presentations [10/11 am, B115 Braun]