Postgraduate Courses

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe potential important ethical issues that biomedical researchers may face in their careers.
• 2.
  When presented with a case or specific scenario, identify the explicit or potential ethical issues, arguments, and perspectives arising from the case or scenario.
• 3.
  Critically analyze and evaluate ethical issues revolving around contemporary biomedical/life science research in a contextual manner, and form and justify their own position on these ethical issues.
• 4.
  Recall and describe key principles, policies, and regulations relevant to the ethical and responsible conduct of research (e.g. Nuremberg Code).
• 5.
  Identify administrative or other resources on campus that researchers can access to seek assistance with ethical issues they may be facing.
• 6.
  Communicate and present ideas to others in a clear and critical manner about complex issues, both in presentation and written format.
• 7.
  Engage in open and thoughtful discussions with peers on complex ethical issues.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Describe the central dogma of molecular biology, and be able to recall the various molecular components (molecules, proteins/enzymes) involved in the components of the central dogma. Describe their main physical features and select appropriate tools/techniques for characterizing them.
• 2.
  Explain the mechanisms and functions of basic molecular biology assays, including PCR, qPCR, gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, protein separation and purification; be able to analyze and interpret results of above assays.
• 3.
  Compare different types of imaging tools, and describe their usage and importance in modern biotechnology/medicine.
• 4.
  Explain what a stem cell is, and compare differences between embryonic stem cells, fetal stem cells, adult stem cells, and induced pluripotent cells; recall modern applications of stem cell therapies, and explain the mechanism of action for these therapies; describe current major challenges in using stem cell therapies in the clinic.
• 5.
  Explain and critique recent breakthroughs in molecular biology and bioengineering fields, including those outside your research area; be able to suggest potential applications of these new technologies to a relevant clinical challenge.
• 6.
  Present and discuss the taught ideas and concepts with peers with clarity and evidence-based reasoning; collaborate with team mates with positive attitude and strong work ethic in a group project setting.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Obtain a holistic view of systems neuroscience fundamentals and methods.
• 2.
  Recognize the neuroanatomy and understand the basic functions.
• 3.
  Write a literature review on a topic within systems neuroscience.
• 4.
  Explain basic neural coding theory and computation method.
• 5.
  Enhance the knowledge in related area, such as neural engineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Articulate the important ethical considerations of biomedical research, basic and clinical, involving human subjects.
• 2.
  Outline the unique ethical and social implications of conducting such research in developing countries of different economic status.
• 3.
  Identify key trends and emerging issues in global health ethics.
• 4.
  Analyze situations of ethical challenges in global health practice and research from diverse perspectives.
• 5.
  Appreciate the role culture and religion play in the development of a sense of right and wrong and views on ethics and how protocol fitting to the local context can be justified
• 6.
  Describe best practices in ethical health research and practice to protect human subjects and their legal right

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Explain how biosensors work.
• 2.
  Describe different techniques for bio-signal determination.
• 3.
  Evaluate biosensors performance.
• 4.
  Propose biosensors for real world applications.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Describe the basic concepts and engineering principles in synthetic biology.
• 2.
  Describe the central dogma of molecular biology and control strategies of gene replication, transcription, post-transcriptional modification, and translation.
• 3.
  Describe the genetic parts, devices, circuits, and systems in synthetic biology.
• 4.
  Explain the design of genetic circuits, including genetic input, biological computing, and output Modules, and describe what Design–Build–Test–Learn (DBTL) cycle is in synthetic biology.
• 5.
  Explain the mechanisms of synthetic biology tools, including Gibson assembly, Golden Gate assembly, DNA recombination, DNA synthesis, directed evolution, and genome editing.
• 6.
  Recognize, evaluate, and criticize the design of genetic circuits in scientific literature of synthetic biology.
• 7.
  Explain real-world applications of synthetic biology.
• 8.
  Enhance communication skills.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Describe core concepts in the field of Microfluidics & Biosensors.
• 2.
  Describe trends and motivations in the field of Microfluidics & Biosensors.
• 3.
  Analyze/critique research articles in the field of Microfluidics & Biosensors.
• 4.
  Formulate a potential solution for a clinical problem using Microfluidics & Biosensors.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Identify current research of interest in various topics of bioengineering.
• 2.
  Obtain insights to how peer researchers design and conduct experiments.
• 3.
  Gain opportunities to make academic and social contacts with the speakers and with research community.
• 4.
  Demonstrate proficiency in presentation of research outcome coherently and thoroughly (as presenters).

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  To demonstrate a capability to integrate knowledge and to analyse, evaluate and manage the different aspects of a special topic in bioengineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  To demonstrate a capability to research and development work.
• 2.
  To demonstrate the capability to create, analyse and critically evaluate different technical solutions.
• 3.
  To demonstrate the capability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge.
• 4.
  To demonstrate the capability to clearly present and discuss the conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments that form the basis for these findings in written and spoken English.
• 5.
  To demonstrate a consciousness of the ethical aspects of research and development work.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  To demonstrate a capability to research and development work
• 2.
  To demonstrate the capability to create, analyse and critically evaluate different technical solutions.
• 3.
  To demonstrate the capability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge.
• 4.
  To demonstrate the capability to clearly present and discuss the conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments that form the basis for these findings in written and spoken English.
• 5.
  To demonstrate a consciousness of the ethical aspects of research and development work.