BIOL3052 Biotechnology and therapeutics
Module Overview
This course is designed to illustrate the ways in which the theoretical principles of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology presented in previous courses can be applied to yield important commercial or therapeutic products or processes.
Module Details
Title: Biotechnology and therapeutics
Code: BIOL3052
Year: 3
Semester: 2
CATS points: 15 ECTS points: 7.5
Level: Undergraduate
Co-ordinator(s): Dr Karen A Lillycrop
Aims and objectives
This course is designed to illustrate the ways in which the theoretical principles of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology presented in previous courses can be applied to yield important commercial or therapeutic products or processes.
Syllabus
The syllabus concentrates on biotechnology that involves prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It introduces students to the technologies of the "post genomic" era eg. "proteomics" which allow the detection and identification of all of the proteins expressed in cells and how external stress factors may influence the expression level of some of these proteins.
It also presents examples of protein engineering, the manipulation of the characteristics of protein molecules such as antibodies and antibody-binding proteins.
Learning and teaching
Teaching and learning methods
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Assessment
Assessment methods
Assessment is by a final 2 hour written examination. The format of the paper is 2 questions out of three, where one question is an either/or.
Exam = 100%