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GREEN BIOTECH PROFICIENCY
Understanding the similarities, differences and complementarities of plants and animals and how this understanding translates into technologies that impact agriculture and nutrition.
2
days
This course explores the foundations of green biotechnology: plant biology, the essence of photosynthesis, classical plant genetics, cloning, crop improvement techniques, genetic modification of plants, different breeding techniques, and key scientific parameters needed for optimal agriculture.
The 2 day live course will be complemented with engaging web-based Pop-up learning extensions and the possibility to obtain an SBA Academy Proficiency certificate, upon successful examination
Target audience
Attorneys, Businesspeople, Chemists, Computer scientists, Engineers, Healthcare professionals, Investors, Journalists, Politicians, Regulatory Affairs specialists and any other professional who needs to gain detailed understanding of plant biology and biotechnology.
Prerequisites
A good night of sleep (the course is fun but very intensive)
Cost
Please inquire
What you will learn:
- Common foundations of all modern biology
- What makes plants different from animals
- Plant life cycle: from seed to seed
- Plant genetic analysis
- DNA analysis and manipulation
- RNA analysis and manipulation
- Protein analysis and manipulation
- Recombinant DNA techniques
- Genome sequencing
- Phenotypic breeding
- Marker-assisted breeding
- Genomics-assisted breeding
- Proteomics-assisted breeding
- Metabolomics-assisted breeding
- The making of transgenic plants
- GMO case studies
- Plant protection
- High-tech sustainable agriculture
SCHEDULED SESSIONS
- 2 consecutive or non-consecutive days, your location