Module: 3
Sponsoring Program: BMS/Biophysics/Tetrad
Administrator: Nicole Flowers

STUDY LIST INFORMATION
Course Number: BMS 270/BP 219/Biochem 210
Course Name: Principles of Cell Engineering
Units: 3
Grading Option: S/U
Course Director: Wendell Lim

MORE COURSE INFORMATION
Other faculty: Hersh Bhargava (student instructor), Riley Stockard
Dates: May 15 - June 2
Campus: MB
Location: BH 212
Schedule: M/W/F 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Minimum Class Size: 4
Maximum Class Size: 20

Cell engineering is emerging as a powerful approach for understanding biological principles and addressing therapeutic challenges. In the lab, synthetically rewiring cellular functions has enabled the discovery of key biological design principles such as allostery, feedback regulation, and multicellularity. In the clinic, designer immune cells have successfully cured cancer in human patients, and represent a promising and novel class of therapeutic agent.This course will cover the history and current state of the field of cell engineering through the lenses of both basic science and clinical translation. Sessions will revolve around key papers, lectures and discussions from expert scientists, and group activities. The course will culminate in a small group design projects, in which students select a specific cell engineering problem and design and present a solution. Students will develop subject matter expertise and hone their synthetic biology and cell engineering problem solving skills.