CHEM-E3130 - Biolab II, Lecture, 24.10.2022-1.12.2022

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The students will be able to

1. design, carry out, analyze and report experimental procedures in wet-lab regarding biological phenomena and bioprocesses

2. interpret certain metabolic pathways and adapt methods to analyze and engineer those for novel products and for better efficiency

3. apply modern techniques of measurements, analysis, and control at different levels of examinations (molecular, single cell, population, reactor, process, plant)

4. master practical application of common equipment to produce and apply biotechnical materials and compounds (cells and enzymes and their products)

5. apply their theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop processes and products and solve typical problems related to these

Credits: 5

Schedule: 24.10.2022 - 01.12.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tero Eerikäinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The objective of the course is to give an overall picture of fermentation in laboratory and pilot scale. The course has two laboratory works: 1) Laboratory-scale fermentation of a recombinant protein, protein purification and protein analysis. 2) Pilot scale fermentation of a sugar alcohol and downstream processing. The students will learn how to use different laboratory equipment for fermentation, downstream processing, quantification of processes, and protein purification with various analyses.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Pre-exam of lab instructions, activity in laboratory works, group work activity, report writing, presentation quality.  

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Total 135h = 5cr

    Introductory lectures 4 h

    Laboratory and other experimentation 85 h
    Planning, entry test 21 h
    Reporting (written and oral) 25 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    6 Clean Water and Sanitation

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
    2023-2024 Autumn II

    Enrollment :

    Only available for students majoring in Biotechnology.

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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