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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Animal Cell Culture Technology
Module Code	BE582
School	School of Biotechnology
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Jenny Lawler Semester 2: Jenny Lawler Autumn: Jenny Lawler
Module Teacher	Jenny Lawler
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The aim of this module is to give students an understanding of the role of cell culture in bioprocessing engineering. It will outline the basic cellular processes that are of relevance to bioprocessing and provide information about the key criteria to be considereed for scale-up of a process.

Learning Outcomes

1. Discriminate between the different types of cell culture technologies
2. Describe the criteria for consideration for scale up of cell culture
3. Identify the appropriate cell model for a large scale process
4. Explain recent developments in cell and tissue engineering
5. Identify key criteria for a successful cell bank

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	16	No Description
Independent learning time	109	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Basic Cell Biology.
Intro to Cell Culture.

Types of Tissue culture.
Cell Banking.

Cell Freezing.
Growing Cell - culture conditions.

Cell adhesion.
Cell cycle and cell proliferation.

Cell transformation.
Scale-up - batch culture versus continuous culture.

Monolayer culture versus suspension culture.
3D culture.

Stem cells.
Proteomic technology.

Microarray technology.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List