Experimental Problem Solving in Bioengineering

This course teaches how to `get things done' in a bioengineering laboratory where the interdisciplinary nature of the field creates barriers due to lack of awareness of what is possible. The project-based course empowers students to build custom experimental infrastructure, run fundamental `wet' bioengineering experiments, and analyze data. Key approaches covered in the course include: rapid prototyping; tissue culture and engineering; microscopy; functional image analysis; and core approaches in synthetic biology and genetic engineering.