Course Name: Introduction to Mechanobiology

Course abstract

Mechanobiology is an upcoming interdisciplinary field of science where concepts of mechanics, biology and engineering are combined to understand the basics of different cellular processes ranging from cell division to cell differentiation and death.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Shamik Sen

Dr. Sen joined IIT Bombay in July 2010 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering. Dr. Sen earned a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He then completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, where he worked in the area of mechanobiology. He is currently working in the area of mechanobiology where he is integrating mechanics and biology for probing stem cell biology and cancer cell biology. He is combining experiments with simulations for addressing his research questions.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

TANUSRI ROY

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Sarbajeet Dutta

P.hD

 Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2019

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 15-May-2019 to 05-Aug-2019

 Exam registration : 01-Jun-2019 to 26-Aug-2019

 Exam Date : 29-Sep-2019, 29-Sep-2019

Enrolled

436

Registered

82

Certificate Eligible

59

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

7

Elite

21

Successfully completed

31

Participation

17

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment score
Introduction to Mechanobiology - Toppers list

VIJAYGANESH. K 79%

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SOJIT TOMO 79%

AIIMS JODHPUR

KAMASANI AARYA SREE 79%

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,HYDERABAD

ABHINAYA SWAMINATHAN 78%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

JUANIT THOMAS 75%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AHANA GUHA ROY 75%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SWATI VISHNU PANDIT 75%

FERGUSSON COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 436

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 82

Assignment Statistics




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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.