Biotechnology
Learn and explore science that has revolutionized human life on everyday level.
Curriculum
Biotechnology led to the development of first drug ever manufactured in living cells. Numerous advances in this field have been made since. We discuss biotechnology in the context of human health care, industrialization, crop sciences, biofuels etc. We will emphasise on several example products produced through biotechnology in above mentioned sectors
Highlights
- Understand how recombinant DNA technology enabled Insulin production in living bacteria.
- Different fields of biotechnology
- RNA based technology, example: Vaccine production in record time
- Immune technologies to treat array of diseases
- Cell culture technology
Introduce topics & technologies like
- Nanobiotechnology
- Genomics and gene expression
- Recombinant Proteins
- Protein engineering
- Environmental biotechnology
- Synthetic biology
- Cyborgs
- Transgenic Animals and plants
- Gene therapy for inherited disease
- Forensic biology
- Bioethics
Career counseling about an increasingly wide range of available careers, including research (academic & Pharmaceutical company based), teaching, Medical practitioners, to name a few.
We will further discuss new career profiles in the field of biotechnology with industry professionals.
Activities & Credits
Poster Making
Students learn to make high quality science posters & hone their presentation skills.
Report/Paper
Learn to draft scientific write-ups with clear and convincing narratives.
Certificates
Outstanding students also get opportunities for long-term projects with mentors.
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