Analysis of Biological Networks, Spring 2013
0368-4212-01

 

Instructor: Roded Sharan
Time: Tuesday 13-16


Syllabus and Handouts

The syllabus for the course is here

A recommended book on biological networks is: "Biological networks" by Kepes. A recommended book on introduction to biology is 'Molecular Biology of the Cell' by Alberts et al.

Scribe instructions can be found here

Following is a tentative outline of the course, which will be updated according to what is actually studied in class:

 

Week

Date

Lecture scribes

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(refs. are below)

1

26 Feb

Introduction to cell biology and networks

Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts et al.

2

5 Mar

Network measures and random network models

Reviews/Tutorials

3

12 Mar

Protein-protein interaction networks : data processing & functional annotation

4

19 Mar

Network modules

5

9 Apr

Integer Linear Programming

Lecture by Dana Silverbush

6

23 Apr

More on Network modules

7

30 Apr

Local network alignment

8

7 May

Network querying

9

21 May

Global network alignment

10

28 May

Network integration

11

4 Jun

Functional subnetwork inference

12

11 Jun

Networks in disease

13

18 Jun

Project presentations


Reviews/tutorials on Biological Networks

1.      A.-L. Barabsi and Z.N. Oltvai. Network biology: understanding the cell's functional organization. Nat. Rev. Genet. 5:101-113, 2004.

2.      M.E.J. Newman. The structure and function of complex networks. SIAM Reviews 45:167-256, 2003.

3.      R. Albert and A.-L. Barabasi. Statistical mechanics of complex networks. Rev. Modern Phys. 74:47-97, 2002.