COURSE OBJECTIVES
Healthcare biotechnology refers to a medicinal or diagnostic product or a vaccine that consists of, or has been produced in, living organisms and may be manufactured via recombinant technology (recombinant DNA is a form of DNA that does not exist naturally.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO: 1. To comprehend the basic principles of Health biotechnology [C2-Comprehension].
CLO: 2. Apply the gene manipulation techniques Knowledge to diagnosis and treatment [C2-Analysis]
CLO: 3. Analyze the different applications of genetically modified organisms related issues (Current Tool Usage)
COURSE CONTENTS
- Introduction to course
- Biotechnology basics. Gene expression basics
- Social acceptance of medical biotechnology
- Molecular basis of disease;
- Detection of mutations and infectious agents;
- Molecular and genetic markers;
- Active and passive immunization
- Vaccines (live, killed, recombinant DNA vaccines, subunit vaccines, DNA vaccines, edible vaccines);
- Organ transplantation
- Applications of transgenic animals (animal models of diseases, farming and enhancement of farm animals)
- Drug delivery systems
- Blood transfusion and grafting techniques;
- Pharmacogenetics
- Gene therapy
- Biopharmaceuticals from plants
- Stem cell technology