Course abstract
The course will be a short primer to understand how animal cell culture technologies have strengthen the bio-medical research from basic research to the modern drug discovery. Animal cell culture was first performed in the very first decade of 19th century. Since then, tremendous development has taken place in this field. The lectures will help the researcher to appreciate the developments during last hundred years and will help them to independently set up cell culture laboratories. For non-biologist, it will be an informal way to demystify the intriguing routes of biomedical research where cell culture is a very ‘potent tool’.
Course Instructor
Prof. Mainak Das
Prof.Mainak Das is a faculty of IIT Kanpur India in the department of biological sciences & bioengineering since April 26 2010. He did his bachelors degree (1989-1994) in agriculture from College of Agriculture Indore. Thereafter he did his post graduate degree (1994-1997) in animal physiology from National Dairy Research Institute Karnal India. Following his post graduate studies, he worked as researcher in IISc Bangalore India (1997-1999), University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (1999-2000), University of Clemson, USA (2000-2004) and in University of Central Florida, USA (2004-2010). He did his doctoral studies from College of Medicine of University of Central Florida (2004-2008), while working as a full time employee of the university. He introduced the regular physiology course for the PG students in IIT Kanpur in 2011. He has wide interest in physiology, sensors, energy and bioelectronics and maintains an active research team at IT Kanpur, India. Prof. Das has been working on cell culture technologies, serum free medium development and defined cell culture systems for last 20 years. He has expertise in long term culturing of excitable cells. His doctoral thesis is a complex problem of modern cell culture technology, titled:‘Tissue Engineering The Motoneuron To Muscle Segment Of The Stretch Reflex Arc Circuit Utilizing Micro-fabrication,Interface Design And Defined Medium Formulation’.
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Course Duration : Feb-Apr 2019
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Syllabus
Enrollment : 15-Nov-2018 to 25-Feb-2019
Exam registration : 25-Feb-2019 to 19-Apr-2019
Exam Date : 27-Apr-2019
Enrolled
4226
Registered
1069
Certificate Eligible
950
Certified Category Count
Gold
13
Silver
238
Elite
395
Successfully completed
304
Participation
37
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Legend
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
Enrollment Statistics
Total Enrollment: 4226
Registration Statistics
Total Registration : 1069
Assignment Statistics
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