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Epigenetics describes information heritable during cell division other than DNA sequence per se, and regulates gene expression, development, and common human diseases such as cancer. This course will introduce fundamental epigenetic principles, its manifestation through physical changes in chromatin landscape and application to understanding human disease mechanisms. In addition, the students will gain understanding of modern genomic and biophysical tools applied to epigenetics.. Recommended background: EN.580.221 Molecules and Cells or equivalent (molecular and cell biology), college level calculus and calculus-based general physics.