Covers the basics of polymer biophysics, including DNA conformation modeling and the Boltzmann principle, emphasizing the exponential decay of correlations between segments.
Explores gene regulation mechanisms, including chromatin accessibility, DNA looping, and transcription factors' role in controlling cellular functions.
Explores RNA switches' design and applications in synthetic biology, focusing on nature-inspired regulatory RNA principles for creating new biomolecular components and networks.
Explores genetic code expansion through unnatural amino acids incorporation and biotechnological applications like mRNA display and SILAC-BONCAT techniques.