The aim of this course is to teach the basic principles of cellular and molecular immunology in details. The course will cover immune system and its components, different types of immune responses, immune mechanisms and the new developments in immunology including newly described immune cells and signal transduction pathways. Students will prepare a presentation for each scheduled topic and the course will be interactive with the discussion of each particular topic. The assessment of the students will be performed on the basis of their performance in presentations and their participation in discussion of topics.

Understanding how drugs show their effects in biological systems and quantifying the drug response are integral parts of the drug discovery process. In this course, the aim is to introduce receptor theory and to allow the practice of its fundamental methods and applications. At the end of the course, students will be able to perform a pharmacological analysis of the drug response.

This course is non-credit and aims to increase the scientific interaction between students and improve their presentation skills with the participation of students from all interdisciplinary programs. The Seminar course which is consisting of presentation of the studies and researches in front of the community within the framework of the techniques determined with the guidance of the advisor, and question and answer part are graded each semester.

Introduction to the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis; coverage of financial decisions to maximize the value of the firm?s equity: valuation of assets, liabilities, and common equity; capital budgeting decisions; opportunity cost of capital; risk and return.

Basic concepts of chemical and biological engineering systems. Modeling through material and energy balances. Problem solving methods, computational techniques and computer simulation. Examples from chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Protein characterization, enzyme kinetics, basic metabolic pathways, membrane structure and function, biochemistry of energy and signal transduction, replication and expressions of genes. Labaratory studies.

Characteristics of fluids, fluid statics, Bernoulli equation, fluid kinematics, boundary layers, viscous flows and turbulence.

Fundamental principles of heat transfer. Conduction, convection and radiation. Heat transfer with change of phase. Applications to chemical and biological engineering processes.

Fundamental principles of mass transfer. Molecular diffusion, convective and interphase mass transfer. Separation process principles including equilibrium stage processes and equipment for mass-transfer operations, distillation, absorption

Experimental demonstration of concepts taught in separations, reaction engineering and control.

Experimental demonstration of concepts taught in separations, reaction engineering and control.

Chemical process and product design methods; economic analysis of chemical processing plants.

Polymers, their synthesis and properties. Relationshios between molecular structure and properties. Rheology in polymer processing. Fabrication methods and applications.

Crude oil and biomass refining technologies. Fractionation, catalytic- and thermo- cracking, gasoline and diesel upgrading and other side processes in crude oil refining; gasification, pyrolysis, transesterification and condensation processes in biomass refining; economical and environmental factors in refining.

Biotechnology course with a strong emphasis on bioprocess engineering principles. Fermentation, mammalian cell culture, continuous culture, biological unit operations, lectures on synthetic biology topics. Strongly recommended for CHBI students that wish to design a biological process in CHBI 491.

A capstone design course where students apply engineering and science knowledge in a chemical and biological engineering design project. Development, design and management of a project in teams under realistic constraints and conditions. Emphasis on communication, teamwork and presentation skills.

Fluids classification; transport coefficients; momentum transfer and velocity profiles; energy and mass transfer for isothermal and multicomponent systems; mass transfer with chemical reaction; applications for chemical and biological systems.

Kinetics of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions; catalysts; design of chemical reactors; applications for chemical and biological systems.

Classical thermodynamics: enthalpy, entropy, free energies, equilibria; introduction to statistical thermodynamics to describe the properties of materials; kinetic processes; diffusion of mass, heat, energy; fundamentals of rate processes in materials, kinetics of transformations.

Differences between small molecules and polymers; thermosets; thermoplastics. Relationships between molecular structure and properties. Major types of polymers. Supramolecular architectures, composites, copolymers.

Key aspects of microbial physiology; exploring the versatility of microorganisms and their diverse metabolic activities and products; industrial microorganisms and the technology required for large-scale cultivation.

Crude oil and biomass refining technologies. Fractionation, catalytic- and thermo- cracking, gasoline and diesel upgrading and other side processes in crude oil refining; gasification, pyrolysis, transesterification and condensation processes in biomass refining; economical and environmental factors in refining.

Biotechnology course with a strong emphasis on bioprocess engineering principles. Fermentation, mammalian cell culture, continuous culture, biological unit operations, lectures on synthetic biology topics. Strongly recommended for CHBI students that wish to design a biological process in CHBI 491.