FISI3882 Topicos en Biofisica
Biophysics is the field that applies the theories and methods of physics to understand how biological systems work. Biophysics has been critical to understanding the mechanics of how the molecules of life are made, how different parts of a cell move and function, and how complex systems in our bodies—the brain, circulation, immune system, and others— work. Biophysics is a vibrant scientific field where scientists from many fields including math, chemistry, physics, engineering, pharmacology, and materials sciences, use their skills to explore and develop new tools for understanding how biology—all life—works.
In this course, we will introduce students (coming from different fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, math, engineering) to the following main ideas:
- Biological structures and the relation between structure and function for the main biomolecules.
- The basic biophysical theory used to quantify and understand the behavior of biological systems, including the harmonic oscillator, free-energy and equilibration, tow-state systems. Reaction kinematics, diffusion, hydrodynamics, and electrostatics in electrolyte solutions.
- The basic experimental and computational techniques used to observe, measure, and quantify the biophysical processes.
- The exercise of dissecting and discussing research articles related to biophysics.
Periodo en el que se ofrece el curso
202510
Idioma en el que se ofrece el curso
Español
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