Micro 4891
Progress in Biotechnology
Credit Hour(s): 1 Units
Instructor(s): Ju
Offered: Autumn
Prerequisite(s): This course is open to students that have completed one of the following courses with a grade of C- or higher: Microbiology 4100; Biochemistry 4511, Biochemistry 5613, or Pharmacy 3200.
Role in Microbiology Major: Group 1 Elective
Topics:
- What is Biotechnology?
- Patents and Commercialization
- Current Topics based on Scheduled Seminars (Examples include: Biocatalysis, Drug Discovery, Metabolic Engineering, Gene Therapy and Editing, Industrial Microbiology)
Learning Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this course will:
- Gain insight into real-world applied molecular sciences and biotechnology research being conducted at companies
- Be exposed to career paths and opportunities in the applied molecular sciences and biotechnology
- Understand how fundamental biological discoveries can be commercialized
- Understand how to learn from scientific research seminars
- Critically evaluate research papers, accurately interpret raw and processed data sets
- Identify key findings of research papers and explain them clearly to an audience of peers
- Identify strong arguments supported by conclusive data; identify weak arguments supported by inconclusive data
- Argue the merits and/or weaknesses of published work from a knowledgeable perspective