- Tuesday, August 30: Introduction, discussion about frontiers of
biophysics.
- Tuesday, September 6: Professor Greenside talks about
"The Biophysics of Birdsong".
- Tuesday, September 13: BME Professor George Truskey talks about
"Cell Adhesion and Cell Mechanics"
- Tuesday, September 20: Groups 1 and 2 will present their assigned
papers webpage. The other members of the class should try
reading the two less technical secondary papers in preparation for
these presentations.
- Tuesday, September 27:
Professor Warren
Warren from Duke's Chemistry
Department will talk about the design of lasers with applications
to biology and medical research.
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Tuesday, October 4: Groups 3, 4, and 5 will present
their assigned
papers.
- Tuesday, October 11: no class, fall break.
- Tuesday, October 18:
- Tuesday, October 25: Groups 6, 1, and 2 will present papers.
- Tuesday, November 1:
- 4:25-5:05 pm Prof. Nick
Buchler talks about the biophysics of cell reproduction.
- 5:05-5:45
pm Prof. Josh
Socolar will talk about understanding gene regulatory
networks theoretically.
- Tuesday, November 8: Groups 3, 4, and 5 will present their papers.
- Tuesday, November 15:
- Tuesday, November 22:
- Physics Professor Glenn Edwards and Biology Professor Dan Kiehart
will give a joint talk about their collaborative work on forces that
close wounds in the skin.
Note: Professors Edwards and Kiehart
team taught the upperlevel core course Biophysics 174 for the first
time, when that course was first introduced several years ago.
- Tuesday, November 29: Student presentations
- Tuesday, December 6 (last class): Student presentations.
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