Fundamentals of Biotechnology
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Who Should Attend
This is an introductory-level course for the non-specialist
interested in learning the basics of biotechnology. It presents
essential information for personnel involved in, or
contemplating participation in, biochemically-related and
biotechnological research, supervision, scale-up or
manufacture. It is most useful for:-
Non-specialist Scientific Personnel
- Engineers
- Chemists
- Technical Operations Personnel
- Lawyers
This course is not intended for those with extensive
background in the field.
Description
With the rapid developments in genetic engineering, it has
become increasingly important to have a firm background
in the basics pertaining to this area of research and
technology. This course is designed to provide these
fundamentals. The course will present the properties and
manipulation of genetic material and will examine the primary
gene product–the protein. Details of current approaches for
making recombinant DNA and its use will be emphasized.
Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of genetic
engineering through a study of molecular biology pertaining to
the biochemistry of DNA and RNA, their structure and
synthesis. Transfer of genetic information and its expression
into product will provide the necessary background for the
study of genetic engineering techniques. The course will
focus on the basics of cutting and splicing DNA (gene
cloning) and of introducing recombinant DNA into cells for
expression into product. The state-of-the-art techniques for
manufacturing and purifying a product will also be presented.