An Engineer's View of the Cell

By Professor Pablo A. Iglesias, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

January 20, 2009

Santa Fe Complex (location to be confirmed)

Abstract

The processes by which a cell senses and responds to its environment are exceedingly complex and have so far withstood attempts to obtain a predictive understanding of them. In this lecture, we will examine how the study of cellular decision making can be aided by feedback control theory, a branch of engineering that has enabled the analysis and design of complex man-made systems, such as planes, trains and automobiles.

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