Bioprocessing (BP)

This course introduces students to the underlying principles and applications of key concepts in microbiology, biochemistry, and biology to highlight the importance of cells, genes and proteins as the basis of disease and as therapeutics. The course will cover basic recombinant DNA technology as used in the production of therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibodies. The course will also cover basic properties of amino acids, peptides, proteins and monoclonal antibodies, structure-function of proteins and DNA, and cellular reactions involved in cell growth and metabolism, translation, transcription, and replication. Topics will cover different expression systems, basic design of vectors, cell transfection and protein expression and associated analytical methods and techniques.