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Lectures: Tu/Th 2:30-3:50 BNS115
Instructor: Prof. François Baneyx, BNS307, 685-765
Office Hours: Open door policy
Grading: Midterm 40%; Final 40%; Homeworks 20%
Textbook: None; handouts and web-based reading materials will be provided
Objectives: (i) to introduce seniors and graduate students to the applications of kinetics, reactor design and mass transfer in biological and biochemical processes; (ii) to learn unit operations used in the recovery of biological products; and (iii) to understand and use basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics principles.
Date Tentative Topic
January 3 Microbial diversity
January 5 Carbohydrates; Lipids
January 10 Proteins and enzymes
January 12 Enzymatic kinetics
January 17 Enzymatic kinetics; Nucleic acids
January 19 Gene expression and regulation
January 24 Gene regulation; Mutations
January 26 Genetic engineering
January 31 Cell stoichiometry
February 2 Sterilization; Cell growth
February 7 Midterm Exam
February 9 Chemostat theory; Mathematical models
February 14 Biorector design I
February 16 Biorector design II
February 21 Immobilized cells and enzymes I
February 23 Immobilized cells and enzymes I
February 28 Biosensors
March 1 Product recovery I
March 6 Product recovery II
March 8 Product recovery III
March 13 Final Exam 4:30-6:20
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