Fundamentals for Engineering Biology Lab

An introduction to next-generation techniques in genetic, molecular, biochemical, cellular and tissue engineering. Lectures cover advances in the field of synthetic biology with emphasis on genetic engineering, 3D bioprinting, plasmid design, gene synthesis, genetic circuits, safety and bio ethics. Lab modules will teach students how to: conduct basic lab techniques, add/remove DNA from living matter, engineer prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, build a 3D bioprinter, and print cells. Group projects will build upon current research including: 3D bioprinting as an emerging field of synthetic biology, gene and genome engineering via decoupled design, component engineering with a focus on molecular design and quantitative analysis of experiments, device and system engineering using abstracted genetically encoded objects, and product development based on useful applications of biological technologies. Concurrent or previous enrollment in BIO 82 or BIO 83