Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Group
 

Teaching


Semester (Jan-Apr 2024)

BT 308 Bioengineering (BTech)

Introduction; General configuration of biosensor; Types of biosensors; Basic principle and instrumentation of different types of biosensors: electrochemical, optical, piezoelectric, magnetic and calorimetric biosensors; Advance materials and techniques for developing biosensors, diagnostics and therapeutics; Recent advances in bio-based sensors and diagnostics. Introduction; Principles of regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering approaches, its need and current available technologies; Biomaterials in tissue engineering, biomaterial properties, biodegradability and compatibility; 3D scaffold processing techniques; Stem cells, primary cells and cell lines, their culturing and differentiation; Cell-material interactions; Bioreactors in tissue regeneration; 3D in vitro disease models; Drug delivery, drug delivery formats; Recent applications in regenerative medicine.

BT 540 Applied Bioengineering Lab (MTech)

Transformation of microorganism and expression of recombinant protein in shake flask culture; Expression of recombinant proteins in bioreactor and analysis of growth kinetics; Introduction to mammalian cell culture techniques; Preparation/3D printing and characterization of biomaterial scaffolds; Cell proliferation/viability assay on scaffolds; Rheological characterization of biomaterials; Mechanical properties of metallic implant biomaterials; Nanoparticle fabrication, model drug loading and release kinetic assay; Demonstration of 3D bioreactors.

HT 511 Stem Cells and Therapeutics (MTech)


Courses Taught

Undergraduate courses (B.Tech)
BT 101 Modern Biology
BT 202M Molecular Biotechnology
BT 204 Genetics
BT 208 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
BT 303 Immunology
BT 308 Animal Cell Biotechnology
BT 301M Cellular Biotechnology
BT 312 Analytical Biotechnology Lab

Elective courses (B.Tech, M. Tech and Ph.D)
BT 503 Advanced Genetic Engineering
BT 540 Applied Bioengineering Lab
BT 605 Gene Therapy
BT 632 Stem Cells, Cancer & Therapy
BT 636 Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells
HT 502 Basic Physiology for Clinical Immersion
 

 
Last updated: 2024