Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Course Structure

1. Science at Work
2. Practical and Applied Research Skills for Advanced Biologists
3. Advanced Molecular Processing for Biotechnologists and Bioengineers
4. Advanced Analytical and Emerging Technologies for Biotechnology and Bio
5. New Enterprise Startup
6. Enterprise
7. Cancer Therapeutics: From the Laboratory to the Clinic
8. the ability to plan and manage workloads
9. self-discipline and initiative
10. the development of reflective learning practices to make constructive use of your own assessment of performance and use that of colleagues, staff and others to enhance performance and progress
11. communication: the ability to organise information clearly, create and respond to textual and visual sources (eg images, graphs, tables), present information orally, adapt your style for different audiences.
12. enhanced understanding of group work dynamics and how to work as part of a group or independently.
13. the fundamental principles of modern molecular techniques and technologies used in biotechnology and bioengineering and the ability to utilise and interpret the data from such approaches
14. at the molecular and cellular level, the processes that underpin the utilisation of biological systems for the production of biodrugs (proteins, small molecules, vaccines)
15. drug discovery and design, cell engineering to modulate cellular processes, bioenergy, protein- and vaccine-based drugs, regenerative medicine and bionanomaterials
16. the use of systems levels approaches in biotechnology and bioengineering such that a problem can be analysed and a solution derived based upon a conceptual understanding of multiple parts of the system.
17. current state-of-the-art strategies and technologies to improve biotechnological and bioengineering systems
18. the process by which basic scientific knowledge is translated into the industrial workplace
19. the regulatory issues involved in manufacturing of biodrugs
20. the way in which scientific knowledge is disseminated to various stakeholders (eg other academics, industry, public, policymakers, media).
21. how to formulate hypotheses and design appropriate experiments to address these. how to undertake such experiments
22. critical interpretation of your, and others\x92, data. Approaches to assimilate multiple data streams to reach appropriate conclusions and derive new hypotheses
23. how to analyse a problem or question both independently and as part of a group
24. how to use information technology to retrieve, analyse and present scientific data to required standards
25. the ability to rationally argue a case and use the available evidence to support your claims
26. the ability to select and use appropriate statistical methodology to analyse and present scientific data.
27. how to design of experiments in a statistically valid way to address specific hypotheses and research questions
28. key techniques and approaches in modern molecular biotechnology and bioengineering and their application to the field
29. appropriate data handing, recording, analysis and how to assess this in line with the current literature
30. how to write scientific research for various audiences (eg primary journal-based literature, non-science audiences, policymakers)
31. how to present scientific research via oral presentation and poster formats
32. an ability to work independently in a scientific environment and to reach an independent conclusion
33. the application of specific experiment- and knowledge-based approaches into industrialisation of biotechnology and bioengineering
34. recognition of career opportunities both within academia, industry and outside the scientific laboratory.
35. the ability to critically evaluate and present scientific data
36. how to organise information appropriate to the audience
37. the development of reflective learning practices to make constructive use of your own assessment of performance and use that of colleagues, staff and others to enhance performance and progress
38. an ability to manage time and workload to meet deadlines and targets
39. enhanced understanding of group work dynamics and how to work as part of a group or independently.
40. Protein Science \x96 encompasses researchers involved in industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology, and protein form and function
41. Molecular Microbiology \x96 encompasses researchers interested in yeast molecular biology (incorporating the Kent Fungal Group) and microbial pathogenesis
42. Biomolecular Medicine \x96 encompasses researchers involved in cell biology, cancer targets and therapies and cytogenomics and bioinformatics.