Innotargets: Introduction to Metabolic Modelling

Barcelona 2023

Tutors

Guest Speaker

Course Timetable and Resources

Day

Time

Activity

Links

Lecturer

Day 1 - Tues(17/09)

AM

09:00

Arrival, Admin & Registration etc

12:00

Lunch

PM

13:00

Welcome and introduction to the course - why do modelling?

M, AR

13:30

Lecture 1: Introduction to metabolic modelling.

Slides

TBD

15:00

Tea/coffee

15:30

Lecture 2: Python and computational representation of metabolic networks.

Slides

TBD

16:30

P1. Computers: checking internet connectivity, software installation.

Prac1

All

P2. Python and ScrumPy

Prac2

All

Close

Day 2 - Wed (18/09)

AM

09:00

Lecture 3: Null space, elementary modes and conserved cycles

Slides

TBD

10:00

P3. Null space, subsets and elementary modes

Prac3

All

11:00

tea/coffee

11:30

P3 continues

All

Lunch

PM

13:00

Guest lecture

Sudip?

14:00

Lecture 4. Linear programming and Flux Balance Analysis

Slides

TBD

15:00

tea/coffe

15:30

P4: LP - maybe?

16:00

FBA - Title to be added by Anu

AR

Day 3 Thurs (19/09)

AM

09:00

Lecture 5: Response to varying ATP demand in a metabolic model of Salmonella typhimurium

Slides

MP

10:30

Break

P4 Central metabolism of S. epidermidis

Prac4

YS/DS

13:00

Lunch

Lecture 6: Determination of minimal media requirements for Campylobacter jejuni

Slides

DS

P5: Determination of minimal media requirements for Campylobacter jejuni

Prac5

All

Friday

AM

09:00

Lecture 7: construction and validation

Slides

DS

Finish practicals/General discussion/Something else

Prac6

(Optional if time allows)

13:00

Lunch

Go home!