Intermediate Course in Synthetic Biology
Build on your synthetic biology foundation with SynBio4ALL Africa
Course Access
Self-paced learning with full materials
- 7 video lessons
- Homework assignments
- Course materials
- Session- Only Certificate (Temporarily)
About this Course
Welcome to the Intermediate Course in Synthetic Biology! This course, developed by SynBio4ALL Africa, builds upon the foundational concepts introduced in the Beginner Course and provides deeper insights into more complex topics in synthetic biology. Whether you are advancing your knowledge from the Beginner Course or coming in with previous experience, this course is designed to expand your understanding and practical application of synthetic biology.
The course is structured to include both theoretical knowledge and practical insights, which will help you engage with advanced concepts and laboratory techniques in synthetic biology.
The course is divided into seven weeks of content, offering a combination of recorded lectures, reading materials, assignments and a project component that is spread across three weeks. You'll gain advanced knowledge, interactive learning, and hands-on project experience.
What You'll Learn
Advanced Knowledge
Delve deeper into synthetic biology, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, and more.
Interactive Learning
Complete homework assignments and projects to reinforce your learning and test your understanding.
Project Work
Collaborate on a group project that addresses a real-world problem using synthetic biology principles.
Assessment & Feedback
Receive feedback on assignments and projects to help you grow.
Featured Modules
Week 1: Beginner Course Review
1h 20m
Revisit general concepts of synthetic biology from our beginner class, covering the central dogma, biological parts, and engineering aspects.
Week 2: Protein Engineering
1h 15m
Discussed protein engineering, strategies from rational design, randomization, and model-guided engineering.
Week 3: Strain Engineering and Validation
1h 10m
How to engineer microbes to generate new strains, methods at DNA/plasmid/chromosome level, and examples for various applications.
Week 4: Metabolic Engineering
1h 25m
Chemistry side of Synthetic Biology, metabolic engineering strategies, making new/more products, and scenarios.
Week 5: Synthetic Biology for Environmental Solutions
1h 18m
Frugal Science, Open Science initiatives, and making SynBio accessible in African communities.
Week 6: Applications - Engineered Bacterial Therapeutics
1h 30m
Engineered living therapeutics, probiotics, prebiotics, microbiota, and engineering microbes for therapeutic properties.
Week 7: Applications - Microbes for Sustainability
1h 22m
Microbes for sustainability, ecological niches, DBTL cycles, and applications for chemicals and remediation.
Course Details
Level
Intermediate
Duration
7 weeks + Project
Effort
3-5 hours per week
Language
English
Prerequisites
Beginner course or equivalent knowledge