INTRODUCTION
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Introducing the concepts of Biotechnology
- Describing the principles of recombinant DNA technology (Genetic Engineering)
- Understanding and discussing the details of the techniques and their applications
- Getting a grasp on the knowhow of the different technologies
- Evaluating the future promises of Biotechnology
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Professionals working in the medical fields (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine)
- Professionals working in hospitals and diagnostic laboratories
- Professionals working in the pharmaceutical companies
- Professionals working in the industrial sector
- Professionals working in the fields of Molecular Biology and Bioengineering
PROGRAM OUTLINE
- Introduction to biotechnology
- Gene transfer among bacteria, bacterial plasmids, restriction endonucleases
- Recombinant DNA technology (Genetic engineering)
- PCR, Multiplex PCR, Nested PCR, RAPD-PCR, Real-Time PCR
- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP).
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
- DNA sequence analysis
- Hybridoma technology (Monoclonal antibody production)
- Immunotherapy
- Cancer therapy
- Cloning
- Recombinant vaccines
- Transgenic animals
- Stem cell technology
- Gene therapy