University Catalog 2024-2025

Biomanufacturing (Minor)

Plan Requirements

Master's Requirements

Required Courses9
Biomanufacturing Research Projects
Select a minimum of eight credit hours of courses listed under "Elective Courses" below
Total Hours9

PhD Requirements

Required Courses12
Biomanufacturing Research Projects
Select a minimum of eight credit hours of courses listed under "Elective Courses" below
Total Hours12

 Elective Courses

Select a minimum of eight credit hours of the following courses:8
BBS 526Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory2
BEC 515Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques2
BEC 525Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing2
BEC 532Foundations of Downstream Processing and Formulation2
BEC 536Introduction to Downstream Process Development2
BEC 545Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing2
BEC 575Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products3
BEC 577Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis3
BEC 580cGMP Fermentation Operations2
BEC 583Tissue Engineering Technologies2
BEC 585cGMP Downstream Operations2
BEC 588Animal Cell Culture Engineering2
BEC 590Industry Practicum in Biomanufacturing3
BEC 595Special Topics in Biomanufacturing1-6
BIT 566Animal Cell Culture Techniques2
CHE 563Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms2
Total Hours42-47

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Ruben G. Carbonell
  • Amy Michele Grunden
  • Harold Henry Lamb
  • Paul Edward Mozdziak
  • Balaji M. Rao
  • Heike Inge Ada Sederoff
  • John Douglas Sheppard

Associate Professors

  • Paul T. Hamilton
  • Gavin John Williams

Assistant Professor

  • Stefano Menegatti

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Kirill Efimenko
  • Gary Louis Gilleskie
  • Imara Yasmin Perera
  • John H. van Zanten

Emeritus Faculty

  • Michael Carl Flickinger

Instructors

  • Gregory Kale Buhrman
  • Hayley Flores