Courses

10.542 (10.442) Biochemical Engineering

Interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology.
Mathematical representations of microbial systems. Kinetics of growth, death and metabolism. Continuous fermentation, agitation, mass transfer and scale-up in fermentation systems, enzyme technology.

10.545 (10.445) Separation Processes for Biochemical Products

Introduction to fundamental principles of separation operations for the recovery of products from biological processes, membrane filtration, chromoatography, centrifugation, cell disruption and process design.

10.547J Principles and Practice of Drug Development

Description and critical assessment of the major issues and stages of developing a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical. Drug discovery, preclinical development, clinical investigation, manufacturing and regulatory issues considered for small and large molecules. Economic and financial consideration of the drug development process. Multidisciplinary perspective from faculty from clinical, life and management sciences as well as industry guests.

10.972 Biochemical Engineering Research Seminar

Seminar allows students to present their research programs to other students and staff. The research topics include fermentation and enzyme technology, mammalian and animal cell cultivation and biological product separation.