About This Course
Genetic engineering is one of the significant courses in biology related disciplines (bioengineering, biotechnology, bioscience, etc.) and a key subject of life science. It involves both theoretical and experimental knowledge of biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and some other disciplines. And the course mainly aims to educate the students to understand the significance of genetic engineering, the basic theory, technology and application of genetic engineering operation, and meanwhile to lay a theoretical foundation for future genetic engineering research.
Genetic engineering is an emerging subject of biotechnological science, which was born in 1970s on the basis of the comprehensive development of molecular biology and molecular genetics. The establishment and development of it depend directly on the development and progress of gene and molecular biology, which marks a close and inseparable internal relationship between them. Through the teaching of genetic engineering, we aim to achieve the following objectives: To help students understand the basic concepts and principles of genetic engineering; To enable students to master the main technical principles and applications of genetic operations; To enable students to master the research content and operation process of genetic engineering; To help students master the basic experimental techniques of genetic engineering.
The course mainly includes the basic principles and methods of genetic engineering; The obtaining of target genes; Tool enzymes and vectors of gene cloning; Identification and expression of recombiner; Gene sequencing technology; Application of genomics and genetic engineering.
Requirements
Prerequisite courses: Biochemistry, Microbiology.
Course Staff
Chen-Jian Liu
The course director Professor Chen-Jian Liu, who is experienced in teaching, has been engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for more than ten years. Professor Liu is also in charge of “Molecular Biology”, “Genetic Engineering”, “Introduction to Bioengineering”, “Food Biotechnology” and other courses, for which he has been widely praised by students and colleagues.
Xiao-Ran Li
The main lecturer of the course associate professor Xiao-Ran Li, Ph.D. of Microbiology, who is experienced in teaching the main lecturer “Molecular Biology”, “Genetic engineering”, “Introduction to Bioengineering” and “Professional English of Biology” for postgraduate and has been teaching genetic engineering for six consecutive years. In the past five years, all of the feedback score received from students were above 90 points.
En Yang
The main lecturer of the course lecturer En Yang, Ph.D. in Botany, is the main lecturer of “Genetic Engineering”, “Biological Detection Technology”, “Biological Detection Technology Experiment”, “Genetics” and other courses. He has been teaching “Genetic Engineering” for three years and has received positive comments from students for his teaching.
Yi-Yong Luo
The main lecturer of the course associate professor Yi-Yong Luo, Ph.D. in microbiology, who has rich experience in teaching, has been engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for nearly 10 years. Luo teaches “Microbiology”, “Microbiology Experiment” and “Genetic Engineering” for undergraduate as well as “Genetic Operation Principle” and “Applied Mycology” and some other courses for postgraduates, for which he wins positive comments from students and colleagues.
Yang Feng
The cooperation teacher of the course associate professor Yang Feng, Ph.D. in agronomy, is the main lecturer of courses “Biological Detection Technology” and “Molecular Biology”.
Hui Pan
The cooperation teacher of the course lecturer Hui Pan, PhD in Genetics, is the main lecturer of the courses “Cell Biology” and “Biochemistry”.
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