BIOL 52784 - (was 5427) Tissue Engineering

Four credit hours.

Was BIOL 5427. Tissue engineering (TE) is defined as the development and manipulation of laboratory-grown molecules, cells, tissues, or organs to replace and/or support the function of injured body parts. TE applies the principles and methods of biology, stem cell biology, immunology, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, cell and drug delivery, nanobiotechnology, and bioinformatics to understand physiological and pathological systems and to modify and create cells and tissues for therapies for structural tissue repair (e.g., skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, muscle, and blood vessel), for enhancing metabolic function (e.g., liver), for improved drug delivery (localized delivery of a drug), and as a vehicle for cell-based gene therapy. Not open to students with credit for BIOL 42784 (was BIOL 4427). Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as BIOL 42784 (was BIOL 4427).

Prerequisites: B.S. in Biology or instructor consent.