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BT731 : Modern Biotechnology: Principles & Applications

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Course Info

Course Category

Biotechnology

Course Level

Graduate

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisites

N/A

Instructor

Dr. Muhammad Safwan Akram
Ph.D
University of Cambridge, UK

Course Contents

Introduction, Biotechnology in the 21st Century, Roots of Biotechnology, Roots of Biotechnology 2, Discovery of DNA, Dawn of Biotechnology, Commercializing Biotechnology, Biotechnology Giants, PCR & Biotechnology, Human Genome Project, Human Genome Project 2, Emerging Fields, Pharmacogenomics, Structure of DNA, Replication, Replication 2, Transcription 1, Transcription 2, Transcription 3, Code of Codons, Translation 1, Translation 2, Translation 3, Expanding the Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Peptide Bond, Forces Defining Protein Structure, Forces Defining Protein Structure 2, Secondary Structure, Alpha-helix, Beta-sheets, Super Secondary and Tertiary, Super Secondary & Tertiary 2, Engineering the Three Domains, Engineering the Three Domains 2, Learning from Extremophiles, Learning from Extremophiles 2, Engineering the Prokaryotes, Restriction Endonuclease 1, Restriction Endonuclease 2, DNA Ligase, Vectors in Prokaryotes, Plasmid Classification, Bacterial Plasmids, Development of Plasmids, Insertional Inactivation, Expression Vectors, Life Cycle of Bacteriophage, Vectors Based on the Lambda 1, Vectors Based on the Lambda 2, Genome of M13, Vectors Based on M13, Cosmids, Making Genomic Libraries in E. coli, Do Bacteria Age, Bacterial Growth Curve, Measuring Bacterial Growth, High Copy Number & Expression Strategies 1, High Copy Number & Expression Strategies 2, Protein Secretion Pathway, Type 1 Protein Secretory Pathway, Type 2 Protein Secretory Pathway, Type 3 Protein Secretory Pathway, Type 3 Protein Secretory Pathway 2, Type 4 Protein Secretory Pathway, Type 5 & 6 Protein Secretory Pathway, Gram Positive Bacteria, Secretions & Biotechnology, Benefits to Clone in Eukaryotes, Post Translational Modification of Proteins, Post Translational Modification of Proteins 2, Types of Eukaryotic Expression System, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Transformation in Yeast, Yeast Vector 1, Yeast Vector 2, Yeast Vector 3, Markers in Yeast, Promoters in Yeast, Pichia pastoris, Inclusion Bodies, Baculovirus-Insect Expression System, Baculovirus-Insect Expression System 2, Biomimetics, Biomimetics 2, Mammalian Cell Expression, Vectors for Mammalian Cell Expression, Vectors for Mammalian Cell Expression 2, Enhancing the Productivity, Enhancing the Productivity 2, Genome Editing Technologies, CRISPR-Cas9, CRISPR-Cas9 2, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Market, Hormones, Receptors and Druggable Proteins, Insulin the Hormone, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Receptor, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Molecule, Drawbacks of Animal Insulin, Genetically Engineered Insulin Production, Genetically Engineered Insulin Production 2, Insulin Analogs, Insulin Analogs 2, Glucagon, Human Growth Hormone, Human Growth Hormone the Molecule, Therapeutic Uses of Growth Hormone, Fertility Hormones, Male Reproductive System, Female Reproductive System, Female Reproductive System 2, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Applications of Gonadotropins, Vaccines: A Historical Perspective 1, Vaccines: A Historical Perspective 2, Traditional Vaccine Preparation 1, Traditional Vaccine Preparation 2, Recombinant Vaccines 1, Recombinant Vaccines 2, Recombinant Vaccines 3, Peptide Vaccines, Medical Implants, Biosensors, Drug Development Process, Point of Care Diagnostics, Point of Care Diagnostics 2, Point of Care Diagnostics 3, Theranostics & Pay for Performance, Low-Cost Diagnostics, Lateral Flow Immunoassay, The Last Word.