MCEN 5228-007/4228-005 and MCDB 4100-006/6440-006
ECCR-1B51; 9:30-10:45a.m.; Tuesdays and
Thursdays (Fall 2008)
Molecular Biology and
Micro/Nano-Scale Engineering
Summary of Performance (homeworks, workshop participation, mid-term exam and
independent project); December 4, 2008
Archived
emails sent to micronanobio at yahoogroups.com (Note: no need to read those posted before
2008.)
Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide you
with an interdisciplinary introduction to state-of-the-art research and
technology in small-scale engineering and molecular biology. Engineering
students will learn molecular biology through lectures and design calculations.
MCDB (and most of engineering students) will learn micro/nano-scale
engineering through lectures and design calculations. More
importantly, all students will learn synergistic integration of molecular
biology and micro/nano-scale engineering through
lectures and cross-disciplinary team projects.
Instructor:
Michael H. B. Stowell, MCD
Biology, Porter B231, 303-735-2983, Michael.Stowell@colorado.edu.
Office Hours:
11:00 to 12:00, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Y. C. Lee)
14:00 to 15:00, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Michael H. B.
Stowell)
TA: Jian Wang, Jian.Wang-1@Colorado.EDU; responsible
for grading homeworks only.
Textbook: No textbook. Supplementary reference books on Molecular Biology are reserved in the Engineering Library. They are: 1) Essential Cell Biology by Alberts et al.; 2) Molecular Biology by Weaver; and 3) Molecular Structurs in Biology by Diamond et al. An on-line Webbook can be found at http://www.web-books.com/MoBio/ . Free search for topics covered by an excellent textbook can be found at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mboc4.TOC&depth=2. All the lectures’ Power Point slides will be posted on the class Web site before the lectures.