Biotechnology

Description

Prerequisite: BIO 2301 3 lecture hours This course introduces the field of biotechnology with a broad view. Students will learn the processes and methods used to manipulate living organisms and products from these organisms for medical, agricultural, and industrial purposes. The course will cover the wide spectrum of molecular biotechnology, gene expression, protein purification and basic functional genomics, and will shed light on their application in gene therapy, medicine, agriculture, and forensics, amongst other fields. This course includes embedded lab sessions related to microbial cell culture and transformation, DNA manipulation and protein extraction. In this course, students will benefit from a series of seminars that will be offered by experts in different fields of biotechnology, with a direct link to biotech industries.