Biological networks across scales: Open problems and research methods of systems biology

This Special Topics Quantitative and Computational Biology Course comprises five units, each presenting a different level of biological organization. Unit 1 focuses on the regulation of single genes and gene networks. Unit 2 discusses enzyme networks in metabolism and protein-protein interaction networks that control intracellular processes. Unit 3 focuses on cell-cell communication within adult and developing tissues. Unit 4 is on control systems that coordinate tissues in growing and aging organisms. Unit 5 is on networks of organisms, connecting with ideas from genetics, biochemistry, and physiology.