CHE 4220 - Metabolic and Protein Engineering

Credits: 3
An introduction to the design of biological systems for conversion of a feedstock to product, with emphasis on synthetic biology and directed evolution design principles, evolutionary mechanisms and tradeoffs. Metabolic pathways and molecules of industrial importance will be discussed, as well as ethics as applied to synthetic biology and bioengineering.

Prerequisite: MOLB 2021 or concurrent enrollment in CHE 3100.
Dual Listed CHE 5220.