Spring 2027

Advanced Biotechnology: Global Perspectives

Advanced course investigating global biotechnology topics like stem cells, metagenomics, and biomanufacturing, focusing on scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Alan SmithLaura StrongMark Cigan +1 more

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify, research, and create a final research project with both faculty and peer input, from numerous perspectives (science, business, law, regulatory, ethical, and political).

  • Evaluate an assigned special topic in global biotechnology, including stem cell applications, healthcare innovations, biomanufacturing issues, metagenomic and microbiome analysis, or agricultural biotechnology.

  • Develop effective written and oral communication through a variety of formats to a variety of audiences.

  • Build effective strategies for researching and critically assessing different biotechnologies.

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Declared in Biotechnology MS

  • Declared in Biotechnology MS
BIOMDSCI 831

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  • Declared in Biotechnology MS

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Student experience

the class

Investigate state-of-the-art topics of global importance to biotechnology. Integrated skills and knowledge to achieve synergistic levels of understanding the importance of biotechnology today. Formulate the scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards used in the development of novel technologies around the globe. Increase awareness for intellectual collaboration and entrepreneurship opportunities.

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Topics

  • State-of-the-art global biotechnology topics.
  • Scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards for novel technologies.
  • Intellectual collaboration and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
  • Stem cell applications, healthcare innovations, biomanufacturing, metagenomics, and agricultural biotechnology.

Skills

  • Formulating scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards for novel biotechnologies.
  • Recognizing intellectual collaboration and entrepreneurship opportunities.
  • Building strategies for researching and critically assessing biotechnologies.

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BIOMDSCI 831 · Spring 2027

Advanced Biotechnology: Global Perspectives

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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