Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Prerequisites: ELL225

Description

MODELS: Variables and parameters, Law of mass action, Representations : Deterministic vs stochastic, Spatial aspects, Examples of core processes: Gene expression, Protein degradation, Phosphorylation.

DYNAMICS: Equilibrium solutions, Bifurcations, Switches, Bistability, Pulses and Oscillations, Circadian Rhythms and Clocks, Spatial patterns. Morphogenesis and Development.

CONTROL MECHANISMS: Performance Goals, Integral Feedback Control, Homeostasis and Perfect Adaptation, Bacterial Chemotaxis, Feedforward Loops, Fold Change Detection, Robustness to Perturbations, Tradeoffs, Internal Model Principle.

Prerequisite Tree

flowchart TD
ELL707-345[ELL707]
ELL225-345 --> ELL205-345[ELL205]
ELL707-345 --> ELL225-345[ELL225]

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