Facilities
The Biotechnology department is the home base of this Master's Programme. The department houses state-of-the-art facilities for research in the life sciences, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, fermentation and separation technology, mass spectrometry, biomolecular spectroscopy, bioorganic chemistry, directed evolution:
- DNA microarray analysis for proteomics
- Tandem mass spectrometry for proteomics
- Metagenomics (genomic analysis of environmental samples)
- Directed evolution of enzymes by DNA shuffling
- Immobilization of enzymes for industrial applications
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of metabolites
- Bioelectrochemistry of redox enzymes
- Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of metals in proteins
- Ultra rapid reaction quenching to trap short-lived enzyme intermediates
- Automated chemostats for synchronized cells cultivation
- Cultivation of mixed microbial cultures and of biofilms
- Downstream processing of bioreactor effluents
- Rapid sampling of metabolites in growing cells
- Modeling of bioreactors and of metabolic networks
- Genetic reprogramming of microorganisms for industrial applications