Advanced Diploma in Bioengineering: An Interface between Biology and Medicine
Learn about the significance of the integration of biology, engineering and medicine in this free online course.
Description
Bridge the gap between the sciences of engineering and medicine in this free online course on bioengineering. You will consider the various global problems that bioengineering, using the various technological advancements in the field, aims to solve. In the first section, you will be introduced to the significance of major life processes such as growth, reproduction, evolutionary adaptation and the properties of cells. You will also examine the various technologies associated with biological research such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electrophoresis.
Next, you will consider the various applications of biotechnology and DNA tools. See how these tools can be used in various sectors like agriculture, clinical research, medicine and more. There will also be a series of laboratory demonstrations that reveal the practical uses of some of these tools. Then, you will study the fundamentals of genetics, where you will examine the properties of Mendelian genetics and how its laws influence the patterns of inheritance in plants, animals and humans. The concepts of ‘genetic recombination’, ‘cell cycles’ and ‘cell development’ will also be discussed.
Finally, you will be introduced to the field of proteomics, which features the properties of amino acids, proteins and the applications of protein-related technology, showing how they have driven this field. The basics of mass spectrometry and its applications, as well as the various tools used in the study of biomolecular interactions and the structure of proteins, are also analyzed. This course will be highly beneficial to anyone in the field of bioengineering, genetic engineering, biotechnology, medicine and other related disciplines.
Start Course NowModules
Introduction to Bioengineering
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Introduction to Bioengineering - Learning Outcomes
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Biology for Engineers
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Bio-inspired Engineering
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Cells and Life Processes
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Properties of Cells
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Clinicians Perspective: Tackling Brain Tumors
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Introduction to Bioengineering - Lesson Summary
DNA Tools and Biotechnology
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DNA Tools and Biotechnology - Learning Outcomes
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Nucleic Acid and Central Dogma
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Gene Cloning
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Lab Demonstration: DNA Cloning
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Lab Demonstration: Polymerase Chain Reaction
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DNA Tools and Biotechnology - Lesson Summary
Applications of Biotechnology
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Applications of Biotechnology - Learning Outcomes
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Uses of DNA Tools
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Gene Expression
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Lab Demonstration: RNA Extraction and cDNA Synthesis
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Plant Biotechnology
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Clinicians Perspective: Impact of Biotechnology
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Application of Biotechnology - Lesson Summary
Fundamentals of Genetics
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Fundamentals of Genetics - Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Genetics
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Mendelian Genetics
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Deviations from Mendelian Genetics
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Rules of Probability
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Clinicians Perspective: Infectious Disease Diagnosis
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Fundamentals of Genetics - Lesson Summary
First Assessment
Inheritance and Pathology
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Inheritance and Pathology - Learning Outcomes
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Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
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Genetic Recombination and Linkage
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Classical Genetics Experiment
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Bacteria and Viruses
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Clinicians Perspective: Pathology Meets Engineering
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Inheritance and Pathology - Lesson Summary
Developmental Biology
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Developmental Biology - Learning Outcomes
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Cell Cycle and Dysregulation
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Cell Development
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Plant and Animal Cloning
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Evolution
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Clinicians Perspective: Technology and Disease Control
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Developmental Biology - Lesson Summary
Proteomics
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Proteomics - Learning Outcomes
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Amino Acids and Proteins
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Proteins and Proteomics
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Techniques to study Proteins and Proteome
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Difference Gel Electrophoresis
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Bioinformatics
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Proteomics - Lesson Summary
Protein Interactions
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Protein Interactions - Learning Outcomes
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Mass Spectrometry
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Protein Interactions and Micro-arrays
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Protein Interactions and Systems Biology
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Bioinformatic Tools
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Ethics in Research and Publication
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Protein Interactions - Lesson Summary
Second Assessment
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Identify common problems faced by both biologists and engineers
- List the functions of nucleic acids in DNA
- Indicate the uses of biotechnology tools in agriculture and medicine
- Discuss the fundamentals of Mendelian genetics
- Distinguish the properties of bacteria and viruses
- Outline the applications of plant and animal cloning
- Highlight the aims of proteomic studies
- Discuss the properties of amino acids
- Summarise the methods for studying protein-protein interactions
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