Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand current and past legal, political and social issues related to regenerative medicine. This includes laws and regulations, but also an understanding of clinical ethics issues, translational research and commercialization, and emerging, novel techniques requiring careful ethical consideration.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Understand more about relations of science, the state, and public, particularly around controversial or novel innovations and will learn how best to address emerging controversies and public concerns ethically in their professional careers.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Learn the guidelines for the responsible conduct of research for stem cell science, where to access regulatory and oversight documents, and how to apply for research protocols with ethics oversight.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Gain analytical skills for addressing policy, legal and social issues through research and writing exercises. Analytical and professional presentation skills will also be learned through classroom interactions and discussion.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Appreciate the broad range of stem cell and regenerative medicine research and potential clinical applications
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Critically consider the current state of specific regenerative medicine applications
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Evaluate the ethical and public policy questions that stem cell research raises
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Identify and describe potential clinical applications of current stem cell and regenerative medicine research
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Apply the knowledge gained on current themes in stem cell and regenerative medicine to research in the field
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the characteristics of embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, and adult stem cells from cardiac, blood, neural, endodermal, and vascular tissues
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Identify experimental technologies used to investigate stem cells
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Present scientific articles assigned by the instructor
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Moderate a scientific discussion among their peers
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Critique and discuss scientific articles
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Formulate hypotheses and propose experiments as future directions that could follow from the discussed articles
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe common biological principles of organogenesis and unique pathways for different organs
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Describe current experimental technologies used to investigate organogenesis
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Critically read, discuss, and summarize scientific articles
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Recognize and restate the hypothesis underlying a research article
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Give a formal scientific presentation
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Identify strengths and weaknesses of different experimental approaches
Audience: Graduate

7. Propose future experimental directions based on data presented
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain knowledge of cardiovascular physiology and biology, use of genetic model organisms, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (didactic portion of course; attendance, and exams).
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Understand the main themes of heart biology by reading and discussing state-of-the-art literature (journal reviews; evaluated by lecturer for each journal review session).
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Develop ability to critically evaluate published scientific research in the cardiovascular field by discussing with peers and instructors.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Analyze scientific data and methodology employed in the field of heart biology.
Audience: Graduate

5. Develop ability to create an experimental design for different types of heart biology research (such as hypothesis, methodology or phenomenon driven studies).
Audience: Graduate

6. Understand the current challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration and propose feasible approaches to resolve these challenges.
Audience: Graduate

7. Understand the concepts of techniques and methods that are currently used for cardiac biology research.
Audience: Undergraduate

8. Describe the challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply, analyze, or evaluate advanced theories, concepts, or methods in cell and regenerative biology
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Identify and describe key theories, concepts, and methods in cell and regenerative biology
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Explore a new phenomenon or modality in cell and regenerative biology and apply the knowledge gained to research in the field
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply concepts learned in coursework to real life situations and settings
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Read, understand, and effectively search scientific literature
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate the primary literature underlying medical knowledge.
Audience: Graduate

2. Practice presentation and leading discussion of primary literature.
Audience: Graduate

3. Read the basic evidence underlying landmark discoveries and controversies in cancer biology.
Audience: Graduate

4. Understand how grant proposals are written and evaluated.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Ability to critically evaluate published scientific work (journal reviews).
Audience: Graduate

2. Ability to communicate critical evaluations professionally and articulately (lecturer and TA feedback at each session).
Audience: Graduate

3. Develop deep knowledge of developmental biology, use of genetic model organisms, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (didactic portion of course).
Audience: Graduate

4. Improved presentation skills (each student has a scheduled presentation four times during the semester in addition to ad hoc participation).
Audience: Graduate

5. Skills in providing feedback to peers (through student evaluations peer presentations each class period).
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the principal types of intellectual property.
Audience: Graduate

2. Appreciate how the various types of intellectual property fit together to protect a service or product.
Audience: Graduate

3. Apply the fundamentals of licensing intellectual property.
Audience: Graduate

4. Gain a basic understanding of what is meant by technology transfer and its importance to the field of biotechnology.
Audience: Graduate

5. Develop an understanding of the market dynamics, pricing, and valuation of early-stage intellectual property.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the difference between scientific and commercial success. Bring awareness of technology evolution processes to both issues.
Audience: Graduate

2. Appreciate the challenge of selecting and developing new products that will both provide useful products and deliver a positive return on investment.
Audience: Graduate

3. Be able to select and use the appropriate financial tools for evaluating investments and monitoring the financial progress of a company.
Audience: Graduate

4. Integrate what they have learned into an Opportunity Assessment for a candidate technology.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop effective communication and basic science theory & practice by writing and maintaining a laboratory notebook.
Audience: Graduate

2. Perform and evaluate molecular based technology protocols.
Audience: Graduate

3. Learn the vocabulary of biotechnology and the science that underlies it through hands-on experience.
Audience: Graduate

4. Critique research studies and laboratory results.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the structure of the US legal and regulatory system.
Audience: Graduate

2. Identify some areas of ethical concern regarding research on biotechnology and applications of biotechnology.
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify and understand the source and some content of key laws and regulations governing biotechnology research and its medical applications.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate competencies in design and interpretation of mouse genetic experiments from literature.
Audience: Graduate

2. Demonstrate competencies in techniques in early embryonic stem cell fate decisions.
Audience: Graduate

3. Successful performance of basic wet lab techniques related to mouse genetic experiments
Audience: Graduate

4. Successful performance of embryonic stem cell culture derivation and differentiation.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand key disciplines and principles required to successfully develop a variety of biotechnology products for targeted markets.
Audience: Graduate

2. Appreciate the need to, and understand the procedures required to, plan, manage, coordinate and synchronize development activities within a biotechnology company.
Audience: Graduate

3. Comprehend the regulatory environments under which biotechnology products are developed and approved for market.
Audience: Graduate

4. Be able to foster team participation leading to increased product value and the fastest route to the marketplace.
Audience: Graduate

5. Demonstrate the ability to design a development strategy, to clearly communicate objectives, and to provide leadership throughout implementation.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze importance of biotechnology research and diagnostic applications, especially in the area of nucleic acid and protein applications.
Audience: Graduate

2. Perform biomanufacturing protocols required to purify target protein from a number of different laboratory techniques.
Audience: Graduate

3. Critically analyze and maintain biomanufacturing operations.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the early drug discovery process, from target identification up to nonclinical trials.
Audience: Graduate

2. Develop a scientific understanding of mechanisms of one or more disease processes.
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify a disease target and explain how modulation of that target could treat or prevent a disease.
Audience: Graduate

4. Describe current and emerging methods for generating compound diversity in chemical libraries, natural products, and antibodies,including molecular modeling and structure-based drug design.
Audience: Graduate

5. Be able to research a technology used in drug discovery, understand the unmet need it addresses, and summarize the key information in a clear and concise way, both verbally and in a written format.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ effective scientific communication methods demonstrating knowledge and skills when: writing scientific papers; preparing detailed scientific protocols, critiquing scientific journal articles in the area of ADMET and drug discovery, and organizing and presenting detailed scientific presentations.
Audience: Graduate

2. Investigate how protein kinase and cytochrome P450 enzyme assay technology are used in the drug discovery process.
Audience: Graduate

3. Perform and evaluate multiple assays using a variety of technologies including, but not limited to: Cytochrome P450 enzyme and TR-FRET kinase assay technologies, cell culture techniques, and genome editing and CRISPR/Cas-9.
Audience: Graduate

4. Evaluate multiple assay methods for efficiency by measuring viability, toxicity, permeability, and ion channel activity.
Audience: Graduate

5. Compare the following roles in biotechnology and the drug discovery processes for fluorescent microscopy, high content screening, and in vivo imaging.
Audience: Graduate

6. Analyze and summarize data and quality control measures for assays as they relate to biotechnology and drug discovery, which will facilitate critical thinking.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and appreciate risks and challenges associated with commercialization of early-stage research and innovation.
Audience: Graduate

2. Determine those elements that make up a viable business opportunity.
Audience: Graduate

3. Recognize strengths and limitations of a variety of business models.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze industry forces and environmental trends to assess industry potential.
Audience: Graduate

2. Assess company's resources for potential to generate a competitive advantage.
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify opportunities and strategies to add or supplement capabilities.
Audience: Graduate

4. Understand the challenges and opportunities of creating value through a global strategy.
Audience: Graduate

5. Explain how companies might add value across diverse lines of business through knowledge of R&D strategic management.
Audience: Graduate

6. Understand how to apply negotiation and management skills to guide strategic change efforts.
Audience: Graduate

7. Apply tools learned across curriculum, including quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the components of technical project management, and the social and leadership skills that are needed to lead a team in the global biopharmaceutical or medical device industries.
Audience: Graduate

2. Apply effective leadership skills to work within diverse groups of professionals and communities as they address and solve problems, make critical decisions, and measure and mitigate risk.
Audience: Graduate

3. Describe the nature of and responses to social forces that impact a team or team leader and the technologies managed by that team.
Audience: Graduate

4. Design, use, and defend a project management plan using common project management methods.
Audience: Graduate

5. Compare and contrast the challenges and unique components of leading teams in a global environment compared to domestically.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, research, and devise a final research topic with both faculty and peer input, from numerous perspectives (science, business, law, regulatory, ethical, and political)
Audience: Graduate

2. Summarize and communicate an assigned special topic in global biotechnology, including stem cell applications, healthcare innovations, biomanufacturing issues, or metagenomic and microbiome analysis.
Audience: Graduate

3. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication through a variety of formats and to a variety of audiences.
Audience: Graduate

4. Develop effective strategies for researching different biotechnologies in depth and critical analysis, using a variety of sources.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze skills required to influence, prioritize, and set goals in a biotechnology company.
Audience: Graduate

2. Evaluate team culture in terms of what really matters to enable results and provide psychological safety.
Audience: Graduate

3. Create situational, behavioral, and impact driven feedback strategies so that both the employee and manager are successful.
Audience: Graduate

4. Explore the differences between managing and coaching the team through case studies and scenarios.
Audience: Graduate

5. Generate a career development plan that includes effective resumes, cover letters, networking, and employment research skills.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify an important global biotechnology-based problem and define a novel biotechnology-based solution to address it.
Audience: Graduate

2. Analyze the economic logic of the global biotechnology problem and solution. Consider customers, market, pricing, and competitors.
Audience: Graduate

3. Provide insightful business and technical questions to research including finding effective resources and subject matter experts.
Audience: Graduate

4. Discuss the global/international technical and business considerations using information and tools covered in previous courses in the MS in Biotechnology Program.
Audience: Graduate

5. Identify a company to implement your proposed solution to augment the company's current portfolio.
Audience: Graduate

6. Identify key regulatory, intellectual property, manufacturing, social, or political issues that could impact the success of the solution.
Audience: Graduate

7. Critique both technical and business considerations in a clear, concise, and logical manner to make credible technical and business solutions and recommendations.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the fundamentals of stem cell biology, including the derivation of embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells
Audience: Graduate

2. Describe the ethical considerations for using stem cells in research
Audience: Graduate

3. Describe the ethical considerations for using stem cells in the clinic
Audience: Graduate

4. Discuss how induced pluripotent stem cells can be used to model human diseases
Audience: Graduate

5. Discuss translational approaches to use of stem cells for bone and vascular regeneration
Audience: Graduate

6. Discuss the current status of stem cell transplantation for treatment of autoimmune disorders
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the fundamentals of cardiac development, including the transcription factors and signaling pathways that regulate normal cardiac morphogenesis
Audience: Graduate

2. Describe the genetic factors underlying normal and pathological cardiac development
Audience: Graduate

3. Provide examples of fetal, neonatal and adult cardiac defects that have genetic etiologies
Audience: Graduate

4. Discuss animal models and tissue-engineering systems used to investigate cardiac developmen
Audience: Graduate

5. Discuss the current status of cardiac regeneration using stem cells and resident cardiac cells
Audience: Graduate

6. Describe state of the art molecular and imaging tools used to diagnose cardiac defects
Audience: Graduate

7. Explain when each of these tools should be applied
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Exhibit a broad understanding of general cell and regenerative biology principles.
Audience: Graduate

2. Conduct independent research using a variety of approaches.
Audience: Graduate

3. Think critically to address research challenges.
Audience: Graduate

4. Exhibit and foster professional and ethical conduct in their research.
Audience: Graduate

5. Collaborate with other investigators within or outside the thesis lab.
Audience: Graduate