This course will introduce the student to contemporary Systems Biology focused on mammalian cells, their constituents and their functions. Biology is moving from molecular to modular. As our knowledge of our genome and gene expression deepens and we develop lists of molecules (proteins, lipids, ions) involved in cellular processes, we need to understand how these molecules interact with each other to form modules that act as discrete functional systems. These systems underlie core subcellular processes such as signal transduction, transcription, motility and electrical excitability. In turn these processes come together to exhibit cellular behaviors such as secretion, proliferation and action potentials. What are the properties of such subcellular and cellular systems? What are the mechanisms by which emergent behaviors of systems arise? What types of experiments inform systems-level thinking? Why do we need computation and simulations to understand these systems?
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
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Systems Level Reasoning | Molecules to Pathways
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 71 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Pathways to Networks | Physical Forces and Electrical Activity in Cell Biology
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 66 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Mathematical Representations of Cell Biological Systems | Simulations of Cell Biological Systems
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4 videos (Total 61 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
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Experimental Technologies | Network Building and Analysis
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4 videos (Total 76 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
by LXJul 19, 2016
Ravi is a great researcher. This class is taught with great clarity and expertise. Subtitle is much less impressive though.
by KIMar 1, 2016
Very very very interesting!!! First step in a new field.
by AAMay 17, 2021
Coursera make it different...
I'm pretty lucky to find a systems biology course like this.
by AFJan 25, 2018
This course was very engaging and extremely insightful.
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