Achievement

Lifechips IGERT continues to offer the two graduate courses. The first coursed is called Technology for Life offered in Winter 09 and the focus is on four major life sciences areas: chips for genomics/proteomics, cells, tissues/organs, and biomolecules. Students will learn the fundamentals of chip fabrication technology in the context of required biocompatibility and bio-system engineering in the micro/nano domain for life science. The other course is called Technology of Life offered in Spring 09 and the focus is on the complexities of biological problems and the solutions of living systems, illustrating the interplay between the different components of life, such as DNA, RNA, protein macromolecular complexes, signaling networks, cells, organs, and organ systems. Students will learn fundamental of biological systems with an emphasis on their analogues in engineering technology. More details regarding this achievement will be disccused as a highlight.