Biotechnology and genomics is offered as a concentration within the
professional science master's program described under Business and Science 137. This concentration is designed
to educate students in the essential skills of managing technical development and commercial applications in
industries that apply and make use of the molecular biological sciences,
including biotechnology, genomics and proteomics, biochemistry, cell biology,
systems biology, and nanobiotechnology.
In addition to the core requirements of the
professional science master's program, students in this concentration must take
the following courses:
16:115:511 (01:694:407) Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (3) or 16:115:503 Biochemistry (4)
16:115:512 (01:694:408) Molecular Biology and
Biochemistry (3) or 16:115:504 Biochemistry (3)
16:137:615 Concepts in Biotechnology and Genomics (3)
16:137:616 NextGen Biotechnology and Genomics (3)
Course Descriptions
16:137:615 Concepts in Biotechnology and Genomics (3)
This will be the introductory survey
course. It will cover a broad range of topics with an emphasis on applications
in research and industry, along with a focus on the impact of these
technologies on science and society.
16:137:616 NextGen Biotechnology and Genomics
(3)
This course will comprise five-to-six modules, each focused on a particular technology
(DNA sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, imaging, synthetic biology [these
will change each year]). The course will bring in experts from industry and
academia to discuss the scientific foundations of the technology and its
applications.
(Full course descriptions of
the other courses mentioned here can be found under Biochemistry 115.) A list of other electives may
be found at: http://psm.rutgers.edu.
Concentration Coordinators:
Professor Barbara Zilinskas
zilinskas@aesop.rutgers.edu
Professor Michael Lawton
lawton@aesop.rutgers.edu
