The deadline to apply for the MOOC course at Técnico: Dynamic Energy Budgets is March 5.
This course provides a framework for modelling metabolism at the microorganism level, using the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) Theory, which is applicable to all species.
It quantifies, step by step, all the important metabolic processes such as ingestion, assimilation, growth, maintenance, development and reproduction.
With DEB theory, the metabolism of organisms of different species, can be modelled taking into account substrate, temperature and other environmental variables such as toxics, hypoxia, salinity, etc. DEB models are powerful tools to predict the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases, the impacts of a toxic spill and the environmental conditions that optimise beer production or minimise food spoiling among others.
Target audience: The course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers who want to learn about the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the metabolic organisation of microorganisms.
Course start date: February 19
Course end date: March 26
