Animal Cell Biotechnology

The course aims to provide students with a more exhaustive picture of the different ways of studying and using the cell for more applicative purposes: from the multiple methods to isolate and maintain different cell types in vitro and the different methods to generate and use it for biotechnological purposes, from the production of antibodies, viral vectors to the generation of genetically modified organisms. Part of the course will focus on animal transgenesis: what a model organism is, the methods for generating Knock-out and Knock-in animals, the Bioreactors. The course therefore provides a complete view of the current state of knowledge in the field of cell biotechnology.

At the end of the course the student will acquire the basic knowledge of how a cell can be isolated, used and modified for applicative purposes in the field of biotechnology and animal transgenesis.
The student will acquire the ability to describe the current approaches to isolate, modify and use the cell for more applicative purposes, using the correct terminology.