Short Course Description
Eligibility: 2nd and 3rd year students
Background: The recent advances in medicine and therapeutic approaches to treat diseases primarily relies on fundamental research in the fields of genetics, immunology, microbiology and biotechnology. Some of the breakthroughs in cancer, tissue engineering and treatments of infectious diseases are examples of how basic science translates into the improvement of human health. These studies combine different approaches that include computational tools, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology and more. The goal of the course is to present the variety of research directions taken in the school of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology of our faculty, that deal with these topics.
Course structure: The course includes 13 lectures of different topics such as; cell biology, immunology, genetics, cancer, viral and bacterial pathogens, bioinformatics and evolution, as well as approaches in biotechnology including; tissue and antibody engineering, synthetic biology, glycol-biology and nano-technology. The lecturers are faculty members of the school of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology. Each lecture will describe the research topic, challenges and applicative solutions for the improvement of human health.
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