Objectives

A student passing the course
- knows the basic structure of antibody molecule and the biological functions associated with the different parts of antibody.
- Understand the origin and nature of the structural diversity in antibodies.
- knows the key methods and concepts used to develop and engineer recombinant antibodies and other type of biomolecule based affinity reagents.
- Understands the possibilities of recombinant antibody techniques in the development of novel tools for research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
- Understands the key advantages and limitations of antibodies as therapeutics agents.

Working life skills:
- Presentation skills
- Self-management skills
- Information searching