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ArticleBiochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Teaching bioprocess engineering to undergraduates: Multidisciplinary hands-on training in a one-week practical course.

Marius Henkel, Michaela Zwick, Janina Beuker, Judit Willenbacher, Sandra Baumann, Florian Oswald, Anke Neumann, Martin Siemann-Herzberg, Christoph Syldatk, Rudolf Hausmann

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Article in Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marius HenkelInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Michaela ZwickInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Janina BeukerInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Judit WillenbacherInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Sandra BaumannInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Florian OswaldInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anke NeumannInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Martin Siemann-HerzbergInstitute of Biochemical Engineering, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Christoph SyldatkInstitute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section II: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Rudolf HausmannInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · DEUniversity of Hohenheim · DEUniversity of Stuttgart · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioprocess engineering is a highly interdisciplinary field of study which is strongly benefited by practical courses where students can actively experience the interconnection between biology, engineering, and physical sciences. This work describes a lab course developed for 2nd year undergraduate students of bioprocess engineering and related disciplines, where students are challenged with a real-life bioprocess-engineering application, the production of recombinant protein in a fed-batch process. The lab course was designed to introduce students to the subject of operating and supervising an experiment in a bioreactor, along with the analysis of collected data and a final critical evaluation of the experiment. To provide visual feedback of the experimental outcome, the organism used during class was Escherichia coli which carried a plasmid to recombinantly produce enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) upon induction. This can easily be visualized in both the bioreactor and samples by using ultraviolet light. The lab course is performed with bioreactors of the simplest design, and is therefore highly flexible, robust and easy to reproduce. As part of this work the implementation and framework, the results, the evaluation and assessment of student learning combined with opinion surveys are presented, which provides a basis for instructors intending to implement a similar lab course at their respective institution.

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BioreactorsEscherichia coliGreen Fluorescent ProteinsBiochemistryGenetic EngineeringHumansMetabolic Engineeringenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent Proteinsbioprocess engineeringbioreactorbiotechnologylaboratory exercise

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PMID25820495
PMCPMC6680437
OpenAlexW1560155548

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