Description: To introduce different analytical techniques used in biotechnology
Course Content: Microscopy - Phase contrast, Confocal; SEM & TEM Microscopic principles in biology Principles and applications of analytical instruments in biotechnology; Analytical techniques in biochemical systems - cell, cellular constituents and metabolites; Electrophoretic techniques - 1D, 2D gels, pulse field electrophoresis; Western blotting: Gel documentation; immuno techniques – immuno fluorescence; immuno histo compatibility; localization of cells in tissue immuno blotting; Introduction of nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry; Fermentation processes - gas analysis for O2 and CO2: Flow injection analysis; Computational data acquisition of bioprocess; Online bioprocess instrumentation.
Description: to learn about the neuroanatomy and function of the visual system - combining biological and computational theory.
Course Content: eye - retina - rods, cones - night vision - magnocellular and parvocellular pathways - Lateral Geniculate Nucleus - primary visual cortex (V1) V1, V3, V4, V5 - dorsal and ventral streams. Function of the eye: image formation on the retina, foveation, night vision, adaptation. Center-Surround receptive fields (RFs), RFs of the ganglion cells, responses of LGN neurons, V1: orientation and occular dominance maps of V1, simple cells, complex cells, blob regions and color sensitive neurons. V2: responding to curves and angles, illusory contours color vision motion perception object recognition
Description:To provide suitable exposure to the fundamentals in biology to engineering students.
Course Content: Students will be exposed to basic biology concepts and their applications: What is life and how did it originate on earth? ; What is evolution?; The fundamental molecules of life (Biomolecules), cellular metabolism, energy aspects; DNA replication; Cell replication and its quantification; How are proteins made in the cell? – Transcription and translation; Mendelian genetics as a useful tool; The coordinated function of cells in a biological system – Human organ systems; Applications of life sciences in healthcare and industrial biotechnology.