This course covers fundamental concepts essential for the discovery, development and characterization of biopharmaceuticals. Topics include basic immunology, molecular biology and cloning, in vitro protein library generation and screening, antibody discovery and engineering, biophysical characterization, and protein expression and purification.  

Prerequisites

Bio 172 or equivalent AND ChE 330 or BiomedE 221 or Chem 230, or graduate standing or enrollment in PharmD program.

Program Year

P1
P2
P3

School

Course Number

PharmSci 717

Course Name

Biopharmaceutical Engineering

Practice Area / Category

Credits

3