Teaching

Quantitative principles in biological systems

The course aims to provide a common ruler for researchers from diverse backgrounds to reason about biological systems. Topics are organized around broadly applicable themes like how biological systems deal with noise or optimize functions. Model systems span across scales from chemotaxis to proteins and microbiomes. Emphasis is on active learning through building models and analyzing data together.
Syllabus
Lecture 1 slides | Lecture 1 notes
Lecture 2 slides | Lecture 2 notes
Problem set 1

2025 version:
Syllabus | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Lecture 3 | Lecture 4 | Lecture 5 | Lecture 6 by Rui Fang | Lecture 7 | Lecture 8 | Lecture 9 by Jerry Wang | Lecture 10 | Lecture 11 | Lecture 13 by Yifan Yang | Lecture 14 | Problem set 1 | omega.txt | sizes.txt | Problem set 2 | growth_data.xlsx | Problem set 3 | hb.txt | seqs.txt | Problem set 4 | eco_data.xlsx | Final project