Course Description

A focus on emerging areas of medicine using proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, and cells as drugs. Students will learn the principles and technologies involved for biological drug development, production, modification, delivery, therapeutic assessments, and clinical applications.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Students in the M.S. program are required to work on a project focusing on selected biotherapeutics. Students are required to write a term paper (15 pages) and do a 15-minute presentation on the chosen subject. The final grade for M.S. students will be based on their performance on regular tests, the term paper, and the oral presentation.

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Athena Title

Biological Therapeutics

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Prerequisite

BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H or permission of department

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will understand the principles of biological pharmaceutics.
• Students will understand technologies and methodologies established for discovery, preparation, and assessment.
• Students will understand clinical applications of biological pharmaceuticals.

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Topical Outline

• 1. Biological pharmaceutics, the era of molecular medicine
• 2. Protein-based therapeutics
• 3. Antibody-based therapeutics
• 4. Oligo and RNA therapeutics
• 5. Gene therapeutics
• 6. Cell-based therapeutics
• 7. FDA regulations on biological therapeutics

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Liu, Dexi MWF, 9:10 -10:00 AM

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