Bioengineering

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Syllabi, course notes, and learning resources

• Biochemical (ENCH482) & Advanced Biochemical Engineering (ENCH648B) (Nam Sun Wang at University of Maryland)
• Resources for Learning Computational Systems Biology (Chris Kieslich at Georgia Tech)

Textbooks

Software

• Models of Signal Transduction Pathways (Juergen Hahn at RPI)
• Artificial Pancreas Clinical Database (Frank Doyle at Harvard)
• Reduced order extrinsic coagulation model (Jeff Varner at Purdue)
• TRaCE – Transitive Reduction and Closure Ensemble (Rudi Gunawan at SUNY Buffalo)
• StochSS: Stochastic Simulation Service (Linda Petzold at UCSB)
• StochKit (Linda Petzold at UCSB)
• DASSL (Linda Petzold at UCSB)
• Mathematical Model for Metastatic Cancer Migration through a Remodeling Extracellular Matrix (Ashlee Ford Versypt at SUNY Buffalo)
• Agent-based Model of Spatiotemporal Distribution of Bumblebees in Nests (Ashlee Ford Versypt at SUNY Buffalo)

Useful Bioengineering Links

• Educational Publications:
  • Parker, R. S., F. J. Doyle III and M. A. Henson, “Integrating Biological Systems in the Process Dynamics and Control Curriculum,” Chemical Engineering Education, 40, 181-188 (2006).
  • A.K. Singh, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. A Case Study of Representing Signal Transduction in Liver Cells as a Feedback Control Problem. Chemical Engineering Education 41(3), 177-182 (2009).
• American Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE): A non-profit organization representing medical and biological engineers, academic institutions, private industry, and professional engineering societies. Its current vision is to provide leadership and advocacy in medical and biological engineering for the benefit of society. The site contains a lot of information related to careers in bioengineering.