1. To recognize the main production systems of marine organisms and their economic relevance and biotechnological applications within the medicine, pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries,
2. To understand the process from bioprospection to production and related research.
3. To understand main cultivation and organism production techniques
4. To become familiar with some biotech lab techniques as extraction procedures and activity testing
5. To perform analytic thinking in collecting, interpreting, and communicating experimental data
1. Marine organisms and resources:
1.1.Selection, Bioprospecting and production;
1.2. Aquaculture of marine organisms - main production systems and objectives of production.
2. Applications of Blue Biotechnology:
2.1. Biotechnological potential of Marine microbes;
2.2. Food production and added value to fisheries' products;
2.3. Pharmaceutical, Medical biomaterials and Nano-Biotechnology;
2.4. Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals;
2.5. Industrial Biotechnology;
2.6. Bioremediation.
3. Molecules from Aquatic Origin:
3. 1. Biodiversity and chemical ecology and chemical diversity;
3.2. Bioprospecting, processes, and ethical issues;
3.3. From prospection to production: metagenomics and proteomics; Bioscreening, Bioassays and clinical trials;
3.4. Nagoya protocol, intelectual property rights and their implications in biological research and product development.
4. Production of biofuels from marine biomass: Sustainable Biofuel Technology from microalgae.
5. Impact of blue biotechnology in marine bioecon.
The course would be taught in 4h weekly sessions. Theoretical concepts taught in lectures are complemented with more interactive and practical classes including a field trip to an aquaculture facility and lab sessions. Researchers and biotech entrepreneurs would be invited to give seminars in class. Students will be encouraged and guided to carry out literature search and data digging, sampling and lab techniques. Practical classes will be subject to evaluation by delivering scientific reports, where students should be able to demonstrate the ability to relate the conceptual framework to critically explain and discuss the observed results. This practical work is also planned to stimulate scientific curiosity and reasoning and universal work skills as teamwork.
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