生物技术理学学士荣誉学士

课程模块Modules

• 年一Year one
• 年二Year two
• Year three

7 modules

• physics - radiation, thermal methods, units and measurements
• chemistry - moles and atoms, organic chemistry, thermodynamics
• mathematics - equations, functions, logs and exponentials and graphical representations
• statistics - mean, standard deviation, standard statistical tests and biases in data
• how to handle data commonly used in microbiological experimentation
• basic practical methods required for all microbiological laboratory work
• systems dependent upon good nutrition, including the renal and digestive systems
• structures and functions of major organs
• nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular and reproductive systems
• roles of individual cell types in the functioning of major organs
• Mitosis, meiosis, cell division and differentiation
• Basic genetic principles and gene expression processes
• Areas of nucleic acid structure
• Genetic variation; mutation and repair

模块1 module

• impact of compaction stress on Arabidopsis ecotypes
• use of phage to infect bacteria internalised within leafy herbs
• carotenoid mutants and RNAi plants
• molecular detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens by DNA sequence homology
• interleukin-1 receptor antagonists as potential anti-inflammatory drugs
• expression of biotinylated proteins in the yeast system
• 生物制药与自然产品药物发现biopharmaceuticals and natural product drug discovery
• expression and characterisation of E. coli Tus proteins
• 理解多样性与动力学细菌人群understanding diversity and dynamics of bacterial populations
• waste water treatment, bioremediation, biofuels

17 modules

• molecular mechanisms controlling gene expression
• opportunities for modification of metabolic processes using nutrition
• direct and indirect regulatory effects of nutrition
• variations in genomic sequences and the impact of nutrition on gene expression
• natural CRISPR immunity systems and how these are applied for genome editing
• host-pathogen interactions, for example cell envelope structure and how bacterial toxins cause disease
• the role of bacteria in the human gut microbiome
• gain an understanding of major themes in virology: replication, pathogenesis and interventions
• consider the scientific response to a new virus
• practice working as a group in an interactive seminar
• present and justify ideas on how to respond to a new virus
• biochemical assay for clinical testing
• the use of antibodies as biochemical reagents
• proteomics analysis using mass spectrometry
• gene expression measurements using qRT PCR
• immunodetection of protein in cells and tissues
• RNA sequencing and quantification
• miRNA and CRISPR-mediated gene editing
• therapeutic targeting of pathological proteins and protein aggregates
• exosomes and drug re-purposing
• gene therapy and the use of adeno associated viruses
• immunotherapy and small molecule-drugs
• the human microbiome as new therapeutic target