Introduction to biology, chemical basis of life, biomolecules, cell structure and function, cell metabolism and energy transfer, DNA structure, replication , transcription and translation, cell division (mitosis and meiosis), patterns in inherited trait, human inheritance, and biotechnology.
Pre-Requisites: CHEM101
Microscopy, homeostasis, macromolecules, structure and function of living cells, diffusion, osmosis and the functional of biological membranes, enzymes: catalysts of life, respiration: energy conversion, isolation, identification of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), mitosis and cytokinesis, meiosis, heredity 1: Mendel’s Laws, heredity2: human inheritance.
Cell content and architecture, cell physiology, genomics, proteomics, neural, endocrine and immunological control, stem cells therapy, drug delivery, engineering balances, basics in respiration, digestion, circulation and waste disposal, basics in biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, bioimaging, biomaterials, nanotechnology, tissue engineering and biomagnetism.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE201 And BIOE202
Cell types and model organisms, structure and function of cell membrane, endomembrane systems and membrane trafficking, mitochondrion and chloroplast, cytoskeleton and cell signaling, cell junctions and extracellular matrix, cell cycle and cell death, stem cells and tissue renewal, cellular bioengineering applications
Pre-Requisites: BIOE201 And CHEM201
Basic concepts of bioinstrumentation systems. Basic sensors and principles. Static and dynamic characteristics of measurement systems. Biomedical signal detection, amplification, and filtering. Biopotential electrodes. Biopotential amplifiers. Blood pressure, flow and volume of blood, respiratory systems, lab instrumentation, and Imaging systems. Biosensors. Electrical safety in the medical environment.
Blood Pressure Measurement, Echocardiography, Diathermy Equipment, ECG Wave Analysis, Patient Monitoring System, Ultrasound Blood Flow Measurement, Spirometry, Audiometer, PCG, Biotelemetry, Pacemaker Module, EMG Biofeedback with NCV.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE201 And BIOE211 And EE236
Nature of bioethics, theories and framework for ethical analysis, bioethics and human futures, poverty, fertility, morality, genomics, eugenics and integrity, bioethics and animals, animals use for experiments, bioethics of plants and environment, genetically modified crops, dietary futures, environmental sustainability, bioethics in practice, risk, precaution, and trust, politics and biosciences, bioethics in the laboratory.
DNA and chromosome structure, replication, recombination and transcription, RNA processing, translation, gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, gene mutation and DNA repair, genomics and proteomics, epigenetics, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, and cancer genetics, molecular bioengineering applications.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE303 And BIOE321*
Co-Requisites: BIOE 321
Media preparation, bacterial cell culture and identification, prokaryote cell number, isolation of genomic DNA from bacteria, restriction enzyme digestion of DNA, ligation of plasmid DNA to insert DNA, transformation of E. coli by electroporation, polymerase chain reaction, agarose gel electrophoresis, total protein isolation, poly acrylamide gel electroporation
Pre-Requisites: BIOE320*
Co-Requisites: BIOE 320
Introduction to physiology, nervous, sensory, muscular, respiratory, renal, and cardiovascular systems, metabolic energy and homeostasis, blood flow regulation, digestive, endocrine, immune and reproductive systems, bioengineering applications of human physiology.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE201
Introduction to biomimetics, complexity of biological systems and how the complexity can be mimicked to design novel materials, devices, and systems to solve important scientific challenges in bioengineering by applying different mathematical models to find solution of these problems using MATLAB program
Thermodynamics, First Law of Thermodynamics, Thermodynamic Properties, Control Volume Analysis, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, Exergy Analysis, Vapor and Gas Power Systems, Internal Combustion Engines, Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems, Thermodynamic Relations, Reacting Mixtures and Combustion, Chemical and Phase Equilibrium.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE211
Introduction to marine and ecosystem pollution, human and industrial activities linked to pollution, pollution with organic, inorganic, oil spills, and others, concept of ecotoxicity, bioaccumulation, biotransformation, monitoring, and pollution abatements methods
A period of 16 weeks of industrial employment where bioengineering students work in appropriate industries or firms. Students are evaluated on their performance on the job and are required to submit an extensive formal report on their experience in addition to making a presentation before an examining committee.
Pre-Requisites: BUS200 And ENGL214 And BIOE320 And BIOE355
This course is limited to BIOE program. A continuous period of 8 weeks of summer training spent in the industry working in any of the fields of bioengineering. The training should be carried out in an organization with an interest in one or more of the BIOE fields. On completion of the program, the student is required to submit a formal written report of his work.
Pre-Requisites: ENGL214 And BIOE320 And BIOE355
This is the first of two courses for the multidisciplinary, capstone project. Multidisciplinary teams will be formed, projects will be defined, and project management discussed.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE320 And BIOE355
This is the first part of the capstone design course for BIOE program. Students form teams to design a biomaterial, component, or process. The design process includes formulation of the problem statement, establishment of objectives, technical literature, concept generation and consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility study, engineering design procedure and analyses, prototype fabrication and testing. The design should take into consideration appropriate standards and constraints such as cost, safety, reliability, ethics and environmental and social impact. An oral presentation and the submission of a final technical report of the design project are required.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE411
Molecular biotechnology, recombinant proteins production in prokaryotic hosts and eukaryotic cells, protein therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, recombinant antibodies and vaccines, protein engineering and nucleic acids as therapeutic agents, industrial and environmental uses of recombinant microorganisms, transgenic plants and animals, molecular biotechnology, and society.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE320
Physiological Fluid Mechanics, Conservation and Momentum Balances, Fluid Transport, Dimensional Analysis and Scaling, Momentum Transport, Fluid Flow, Mass Transport, Diffusion, Transvascular Transport, Transport across the Kidney and Lungs, Ligand-Receptor Kinetics, Transport of Drugs and Heat Transfer in Biological Systems.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE211
Biomaterials interaction with biological systems, properties of biomaterials used in medical applications, classes of biomaterials used in medicine, host reactions involved in biomaterials, biological testing of biomaterials, degradation of biomaterials in the biological systems, applications of biomaterials in medicine and artificial organs, tissue engineering
Fundamentals of cell biology, biomolecules, cell structure and function, enzymes, biological redox chemistry and metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis, flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein, bioelectric signals in the cell, Ion channels, membrane and action potential, brain, heart and neuro-muscular system physiology in relation with bioelectric signals and their propagation, sensory processes in animal involving stimuli, sensor-reception, electrical signal and brain processing, and examples of bioelectricity in other organisms.
Biomechanics, kinematic and kinetic concepts for analyzing human motion, biomechanics of human bone growth and development, biomechanics of human skeletal muscle, articulations and spine, linear and angular kinematics of human moment, and human movement in a fluid medium.
Pre-Requisites: BIOE337
Basic molecular techniques, cutting and joining DNA, vectors and cloning strategies, analyzing cloned genes, cloning in bacteria and yeast, genetic manipulation of animal and plant cells, DNA libraries and sequencing strategies, omic tools for genes and protein functions.
Biological redox chemistry, bioelectric signals in the cell, Ion channels, membrane and action potential, brain, heart, and neuro-muscular system physiology in relation with bioelectric signals and their propagation, sensory processes in animal involving stimuli, sensor-reception, electrical signal and brain processing, and examples of bioelectricity in other organisms.
Nanobiotechnology, DNA and RNA nanostructures, aptamer-functionalized nanomaterials, artificial antibodies and enzymes, molecular motors, RNA nanomachines and virus-based nanotechnology, biosensors, nanobioprocessing, dielectrophoresis, nanofluidics, optical tweezers, nanotechnology for tissue engineering, drug delivery, siRNA Delivery and nanotoxicity, release of bionanomaterials and future prospects of nanobiotechnology.
Bioinformatics databases, next-generation sequencing, genome organization and evolution, archives and information retrieval, alignments and phylogenetic trees, structural bioinformatics and drug discovery, artificial intelligence and machine learning, systems biology, metabolic pathways, expression and regulation of gene regulatory networks, ethical apprehensions, and prospects of bioinformatics.
Introduction: Why Model?; discrete time models for population dynamics, linear difference equations. Introduction in MATLAB; How to use MATLAB to find the numerical solutions of the DE (Labs: There are a computer lab for this part). Introduction to nonlinear discrete dynamical systems: graphical analysis, fixed points, linear stability analysis, chaotic dynamics, systems of difference equations. Some techniques for ordinary differential equations: equilibrium points, stability, linearization. Introduction to continuous dynamical systems: geometric (phase plane) analysis of 2-dim systems, linear systems.