Course Description
General Biology (1) Lab - 0240106
Pre or co-requisites: General Biology (1) 0216151, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves learning and practicing the basic skills of using the compound and stereo microscopes, study of plant and animal cells and tissues, chemical and physical characteristics of macromolecules, cellular respiration, enzymatic activities and cellular replication.
General Biology (2) - 0240107
Pre-requisites: General Biology (1) 0216151, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the fundamental principles of plant and animal anatomy and physiology. The first part of the course covers topics in transfer of water and other organic metabolites throughout the plant system, reproduction in angiosperms and plant hormones and their functions. Whereas, the second part includes topics in animal nutrition; circulation and gas exchange; body defense; controlling the internal environment; chemical signals in animals; animal reproduction and nervous system.
General Biology Lab (2) - 0240108
Pre or co-requisites: General Biology (2) 0240107, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying models and preserved slides as examples of biodiversity on Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. In addition to the anatomy of plant parts and animal vital organs including respiratory, digestive, reproductive, urinary and circular systems.
Microbiology - 0240216
Pre-requisites: General Biology (2) 0240107, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course introduces the students to the microbial world, diversity of prokaryotes, their development, structure and function, prokaryotic metabolism, nutrition and growth, microbial genetics and control. In addition to the fundamental principles of the interrelationships of microorganisms and man, and their role in the environment.
Microbiology Lab - 0240217
Pre or co-requisites: Microbiology 0240216, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves training the students on the fundamental concepts and applications necessary to handle and identify different types of microbes including culturing of aerobes, anaerobes and facultative anaerobes.
Genetics 0240231
Pre-requisites: General Biology (2) 0240107 + (0216099 or co- requisite), credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves introducing the students to the basic principles of classical Mendelian and molecular genetics. The course covers a detailed description of the structure and function of nucleic acids including their replication, duplication and regulation with emphasis on genetic diseases, mutations, and genetic engineering and its applications.
Genetics Lab - 0240232
Pre or co-requisites: Genetics 0240231, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying cellular mitotic and meiotic divisions using preserved slides. In addition to the Mendelian genetics using Drosophila and corn as model systems, isolation & characterization of DNA, bar bodies, mutagenesis and tests used to detect mutagens.
Cell Biology - 0240233
Pre-requisites: General Biology 0240107, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the function and structure of different cellular organelles and biological membranes, factors affecting inter and intra transport, endomembrane system components, vital functions, and communication between cells. In addition to the basics in cytoskeleton and the biology of cancer cells and their metastasis in the human body.
Introduction to Biotechnology - 0240282
Pre-requisites: General Biology 0240107, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the students of Biotechnology.
The course covers the definitions and principles of recombinant DNA technology, molecular techniques and applications of biotechnology and genetic engineering; it surveys the latest applications in medical diagnosis and therapy, agriculture, microbial and environmental biotechnology, industry, pharmaceutics, and biomedical fields.
Plant Biotechnology - 0240326
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Biotechnology 0240282, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
The course provide the students with an overview of the different techniques used in plant tissue culture and micropropagation, transformation methods of plants and production of genetically manipulated plants, pathogen and herbicide tolerance, Improved nutritional content and functional foods, Phytoremediation, Plants as green factories: production of plastics, fats/oils, fibers, proteins and biofuels in addition to the issues/challenges like possible environmental interactions and DNA Contamination of the original plant Species.
Plant Tissue Culture 0240323
Pre or co-requisites: Plant biotechnology 0240326, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the theoretical basics of plant tissue culture and its applications in micropropagation using different explants. Students will be trained to prepare different media and study the effects of growth regulators (type and concentration) and different environmental factors on the growth, differentiation of cells and embryogenesis. Students also study the use of some molecular and biochemical analyses that should be necessary to learn in plant biotechnology.
Molecular Genetics and Human Genome - 0240333
Pre-requisites: Genetics 0240231, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
The course covers the structure of nucleic acids and uncover the architecture of the human genome in the post genomic era. It also focuses on the human genetic variations and their effect on gene expression (genotype to phenotype) connected to the human genetic diseases and the various methods of genetic testing.
Cytogenetics - 0240335
Pre-requisites: Human Genetics 0240231, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the chromosomes, establishing pedigrees and analysis of predisposition factors. The course will focus on the prenatal diagnosis of some cases with mental retardation and multiple birth defects in patients with abnormal sexual development, in addition to some cases of infertility, multiple miscarriages, patients with malignancies and hematologic disorders. The students will be trained to analyze data and handle the essential elements of genetic counseling and the related bioethical issues.
Cytogenetics lab - 0240336
Pre or co-requisites: Cytogenetics 0240335, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves training the students to analyze, screen, distinguish and classify chromosomes prepared from human blood samples using compound light microscopes (Karyotyping), and learn the chromosomal abnormalities nomenclature (ISCN). In addition to using Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH, a molecular cytogenetic technique) to detect chromosomal abnormalities.
Immunology lab - 0240338
Pre or co-requisites: Immunology 0240339, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves training students on the production of monoclonal antibodies, and some diagnostic immunoassays like enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunoprecipitation and flow cytometry.
Immunology - 0240339
Pre-requisites: Cell Biology 0240233, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the innate and acquired immune responses including humoral and cellular immunity, antibody structure and function as well as the interactions between antigen and antibody. In addition, the classes and role of cytokines in the immune response as well as B and T cell development and differentiation are covered. Students will be familiar with Immunoregulation, immunodeficiency as well as examples on autoimmune diseases of humoral and cellular etiology. They will also study advanced techniques in the diagnosis of infectious and autoimmune diseases. The role of the immune system in the control and prevention of cancer development will be also covered.
Biochemistry (1) - 0240343
Pre-requisites: Organic Chemistry 0216243, credit hours: 3 , compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the basic concepts in the relationship between structure and biological functions of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, vitamins, and coenzymes. In addition to the various biochemical processes responsible for the formation, breakdown and interconversion of these organic molecules in living organisms.
Biochemistry (1) Lab - 0240344
Pre or co-requisites: Biochemistry 0240343, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves training the students to use the basic biochemistry lab instruments, equipment and techniques in the isolation, identification and quantification of biologically important chemical compounds.
Environmental Biotechnology - 0240355
Pre-requisites: Microbiology 0240216, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the methods of protecting and treating the ecosystem from different pollutants using natural or genetically modified organisms like microbes to improve environmental quality like treating contaminated waters and wastewaters, clean-up of industrial waste streams, and remediation of soils contaminated with hazardous and toxic chemicals.
Environmental Biotechnology Lab - 0240356
Pre or co-requisites: Environmental Biotechnology 0240355, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course covers testing procedures and applications using natural or modified organisms to separate filter media in aquatic environments as well as sewage and industrial drainage methods.
Human Cell Technology - 0240370
Pre-requisites: Cell Biology 0240233, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves the study variety of human cells and determine the molecular pattern associated with genetic makeup of this cell to enhance drug development. In addition, study the stem cell how they differentiate
And their application in cell therapy. Modern technique in In vitro fertilization.
Molecular Biology - 0240386
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Biotechnology 0240282, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the basic principles of molecular biology including; constructing, characterizing and manipulating recombinant molecules, DNA replication, duplication and translation into proteins, gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and vectors used in cloning techniques.
Molecular Biology lab - 0240387
Pre or co-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the basic techniques and tools used in molecular biology such as isolation, restriction digestion and manipulation of nucleic acids, construction of recombinant DNA and transformation of cells, in addition to the identification of positive clones using different varieties of molecular techniques such as PCR.
Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology and laboratory Management - 0240390
Pre-requisites: Pass 60 credit hours, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the basic concepts of establishing new enterprises and the regulatory challenges facing the commercialization of biotechnology. The interdisciplinary foundation obtained through the course will help students to analyze and evaluate the innovative ideas of some successful leaderships in different sectors of biotechnology industry. Furthermore this course involves studying the basic principles needed to establish specialized labs in biotechnology, medical analysis and research in terms of infrastructure, equipment's and personnel. In addition to the emphasis on the role of efficient administration in following standard steps in quality and assurance to make the vision and mission of the facility come true.
Seminar and Scientific Writing - 0290394
Pre-requisites: Pass 90 credit hours + Department Agreement, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course provides the students with theoretical knowledge about various elements of scientific writing, practical experience on text editing, and provide the students with tools to improve their scientific texts, the course also gives the students practice speaking in front of a scientific audience and to explore topics in detail.
Microbial Biotechnology - 0240418
Pre-requisites: Molecular biology 0240386, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the fundamentals of bacterial genetics and techniques for the production of genetically modified microbes used in pharmaceutics, medicine, food industry, Agriculture, environmental bioremediation including treatment of polluted water, wastewater and industrial wastes.
Microbial Biotechnology Lab - 0240419
Pre or co-requisites: Microbial Biotechnology 0240418, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course includes practical applications for developing genetically modified microorganisms, improving their properties and genetic traits, and exploiting them to produce desirable materials in the medical, agricultural, and pharmaceutical fields.
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - 0240442
Pre-requisites: Biochemistry 0240343, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering in medicine and pharmaceutics including recombinant proteins, hormones and vaccines. The students will study the techniques of identification and isolation, designing transgenes and biotic and abiotic methods of transformation.
Proteins Biotechnology - 0240447
Pre-requisites: Biochemistry 0240343, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involve studying the current and newly emerging technologies in expressing and preparing proteins using bacteria or tissue culture technology. Construction of 3-dimensional structures of proteins, determination of active and functional sites with emphasis on studying enzymes and antibodies
Bioinformatics Lab - 0240464
Pre-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the modern theories and practices of bioinformatics via a series of integrated lectures and labs. Using multiple approaches of online available data banks, the students will learn to analyze and interpret information from proteome and genome sequences including gene expression, gene annotation, protein structure and modeling and phylogenetic trees, with an emphasis on human genome, human genetically inherited disorders and the construction and analysis of the associated genetic maps.
Animal Biotechnology 0240470
Pre-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the applications of biotechnology in the production of genetically modified organisms to increase the efficiency of bioconversion of feed and forage to increase the animal's productivity. In addition to studying the techniques of improving the reproductive capacity and resistance to diseases through the use of IVF, sexual hormones and biomarkers.
Animal Tissue Culture Lab - 0240472
Pre or co-requisites: Animal Biotechnology 0240470, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the theory, standard practices, and methodologies of animal cell culture like sterile technique, media preparation, cell counting, maintenance and storage of cell lines.
Applied Molecular Biology 0240482
Pre-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the .Biotechnology students
The course will cover some of the techniques used in molecular biology such as PCR use and the related technologies in diagnosis, ways and means of delivering genes, DNA chip development and new technologies for mutation detection.
Applied Molecular Lab 0240485
Pre or co-requisites: Applied molecular Biology 0240485, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the .Biotechnology student.
This course involves studying some selected basic methods in the purification of biological macromolecules like Protein and RNA from mammalian tissues or cell lines, separation of macromolecules by applying vertical SDS PAGE, and electrical transfer for immunobltting. Furthermore, demonstrates Real-time PCR and RT- PCR techniques to emphasize the crucial role of those techniques in Biotechnology and other related disciplines.
Ethics in Biotechnology - 0240491
Pre-requisites: Pass 90 credit hours, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying different cases in which moral dilemmas were created or intensified by the recent advances in biotechnology and its applications. The course will focus on examples such as assisted reproductive technologies, abortion, genetic screening of inherited diseases, engineering and production of GMOs, and research ethics to ensure human, animal, plant and environment safety.
Field Training in Biotechnology - 0240494
Pre-requisites: Pass 90 credit hours + Department Agreement, credit hours: 3, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
The Department /student will contact institutions in the private and public sectors in order to make a schedule for student training in specialized related areas, such as; hospitals, in vitro fertilization units, food and pharmaceutical industries, and environment control facilities. The duration of such training will be 8 weeks (100 hours)
Medical Microbiology - 0240316.
Pre-requisites: Microbiology 0240216, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involve the practical application, and pathogenesis of clinical microbiology, including collection, setup, identification, susceptibility testing, and reporting procedures. The structure of microorganisms including the pathogenic properties of bacteria, fungi, and viruses are examined in detail. Basic genetic and molecular biological concepts are integrated and connected to clinical manifestations of disease.
Students acquire an understanding of the physiological and virulence properties of
microorganisms and epidemiological factors contributing to human infectious disease; and an introduction to the activities and uses of antimicrobial agents for asepsis and treatment.
Hematology - 0240433.
Pre-requisites: Immunology 0240339, credit hours: 2, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying the blood components with emphasis on red and white blood cells; their development and functions. The hematological disorders including the types of anemia, leukemia and lymphomas will be studied. Blood clotting (coagulation) system will be introduced as well as the abnormal conditions .
Hematology Lab 0240433 (1C: two lectures).
Hematology Lab - 0240434.
Pre or co-requisites: Hematology 0240433, credit hours: 1, compulsory course to the Biotechnology students.
In this course, the students will study and practice the most recent techniques in the field. Not to forget the Blood Bank and the techniques that are practiced there for safe blood transfusion.
Biosafety and Biosecurity - 0240392
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Biotechnology 0240282, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course cover the assessment of the biological hazards and developing strategies to manage and control it's to acceptable level before release it to the environment.
Clinical Biochemistry - 0510415
Pre-requisites: Biochemistry (1) 0240343, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course discusses the biochemical methods for the diagnosis of different metabolic disorders of human body that occur from different diseases. Topics include the role of plasma enzymes, plasma proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and hormones in diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis. Kidney function tests, liver function test and tumor markers are also covered in this course.
Biotechnology in Molecular Forensic - 0240456
Pre-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
The course surveys the different applications of biotechnology and genetic engineering in the fields of medical diagnosis and therapy and forensic medicine. The course stresses on the most prevalent diseases in our area such as thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, infectious diseases and diabetes.
Molecular Diagnostics - 0240487
Pre or co-requisites: Molecular Biology 0240386, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course will cover development and use of molecular techniques to identify a disease or a condition using macro-molecules (such as proteins, DNA and RNA). This course will cover the basic concepts of molecular diagnostics and their utilization using optimized procedures or using the newly developed techniques. Several applications of molecular diagnostic in medicine, agriculture and environment will be covered. The need of molecular diagnosis is increasingly important in medicine to precisely identify a genetic or an infectious disease using genomic and proteomic analysis in order to facilitate personalized medicine or diagnosis at the point of care of patients.
Special Topics - 0240488
Pre-requisites: Molecular Biology 386, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves studying some selected topics in biotechnology and genetic engineering after the department approval on the course outline
Research Project - 0240499
Pre-requisites: Pass 90 hours + Department approval, credit hours: 3, elective course to the Biotechnology students.
This course involves training the students on the use of periodicals, design and conduct a small project in biotechnology and/or related field under the supervision of one of the staff members. The student will write a proposal initially and short progress reports through the course of experimental work. Upon the completion, the student will submit a report on his/her findings and present it in a presentation.