ICS 280 BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS  
Code: 36793 
Lectures: TuTh 2:00- 3:20p in SSPA 1165 

This is a seminar course giving an introduction to basics of
cellular networks analysis and modeling.  We will be reading
and discussing relevant papers in class.  The course will cover
the following topics related to cellular networks:

1. Types of networks: metabolic, signaling, protein-protein 
interaction.
2. Properties of networks: global and local.
3. Network models.
4. Sources of errors and biases in biological netowrks.
5. Network evolution.
6. From models to heuristic algorithms.

Recommended text: 
Jurisica and Wigle, "Knowledge Discovery in Proteomics", CRC Press, 
2005.

Grading: 
Class participation/paper presentation	50%
Project					50%