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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Life Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Joseph Hirschberg
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Shimshon Belkin
Prof Joseph Hirschberg
Dr. Gil Ben-Menachem
Course/Module description:
The course is intended to give stutents basic knowledge in biotechnology and demonstrate principles and processes used to apply biological inventions to biotechnology
Course/Module aims:
1. Teach basic concepts in biotechnology
2. Demonstrate principles and practice of biotechnological applications
3. Description and analysis of industrial examples of biotechnology
4. Teach commercial aspects in biotechnology such as patents and commercialization
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe and explain basic concepts in biotechnology. 2. Analyze principles and practice of biotechnological applications 3. |Describe and analyze industrial examples of biotechnology.
Knowledge gained in this course will enable or assist students who are interested in Biotechnology to develop their career in this direction
Attendance requirements(%):
30 (last 4 specific classes)
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
Environmental Biotechnology: basic concepts; origin of pollution and treatment; bioremediation; biosensors for monitoring pollution.
Drug development: Basic concepts, Malaria as an example; natural sources of new drugs
Plant biotechnology: Genetic engineering of plants- techniques and examples of applications, biofuel, sociological aspects in GM Plants.
IP and patents in biotechnology
Commercialization and funding: from biological discovery to products.
Guest lectures from industry people
Required Reading:
Selected papers
Additional Reading Material:
selected papers
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
You must attend 4 specific lectures as will be indicated in class.
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