Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

The main topics of this course include DNA replication, transcription, translation and DNA repair, as well as the fundamentals of molecular biology.

This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the outside world and the creation of materials that chemically “speak” to living cells; Reproduces the mechanism of self-organizing “smart” technologies;explains diffusion-limited growth models, percolation theory, and adaptive evolution using analogies; describes time dependencies, oscillations, autocatalysis and system feedback, features of spontaneous synthetic and biocatalytic processes; reproduces graphical methods for describing model dynamics.

Today, highly effective molecular biology and bioengineering is impossible without the implementation of bioinformatics. This course covers the main topics of bioinformatics with a detailed explanation of the structural bioinformatics of proteins; molecular modeling; molecular docking and evaluation; and databases and software.

This course explains the effectiveness of nanomedicine, including technologies for producing materials from microbiological synthesis; includes a description of the main methods for the study of biological metabolites and macromolecules, and molecular diagnostic methods; reveals the theoretical and applied aspects of the use of nanostructured materials for biomedicine purposes (genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, biomaterial science and modern analytics).

This course focuses on the main technologies for the production of recombinant DNA, RNA, gene knockouts; and approaches for visualizing gene expression. The latest methods of gene manipulation will also be considered.

This course describes the fundamentals of preclinical studies, namely GLP, GCP, and pharmacokinetic parameters; aims to teach the principles of writing reports on preclinical studies, legal compliance and standards governing conduct; highlights phases of clinical trials; substantiates research methods for acute and chronic toxicity, as well as specific toxicity; describes test systems for studying the effectiveness of drugs, and the stages of planning a preclinical experiment.

This course highlights the fundamentals of synthesizing nanoparticles with various composition and morphology; describes the main methods of research and prediction of toxicity of nanoparticles in vitro models; aims to conduct cytotoxicological experiments, organize and control preclinical studies of drugs and clinical trials of drugs; substantiates the use of nanoparticles in biomedicine, and current trends in their use in the pharmaceutical industry.

This course covers the most important aspects of creating modern biological and molecular sensors, including the use of antibodies for laboratory and medical analyses; biological receptors and the concept of artificial nose; enzyme/substrate interactions and enzymatic sensory systems; nucleic acid probes, molecular beacons, Tuckman samples, deoxyribozymes , apta-sensors, and bioelectrosensors.

This course teaches the fundamentals of molecular oncology; describes the main molecular signs of cancer, changes in the metabolism of the tumor cell, and changes to the immune system due to cancer; conveys methods for studying the cell cycle, apoptosis, intracellular signal transmission, mechanisms for regulating the cell cycle, mechanisms of invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis; is aimed at teaching methods of tumor cell analysis - immunoblotting, flow cytometry, analysis of the effectiveness of the production of targeted drugs and cell cycle inhibitors.

The goal of this course is to refresh and deepen knowledge of classical biochemistry and use it to analyze the most important discoveries that have won the Nobel Prize as well as the latest biochemical developments, including DNA nanotechnology, synthetic biology, epigenetics, RNA visualization in cells, CRISPR, and high throughput DNA sequencing.

During the course, you will study the structure and functions of natural protein machines, myosin, kinesin and dynein, as well as modern achievements in the field of creating an artificial molecular machine for biomedical applications.

This course includes a description of the methods of stabilization and regeneration of enzymatic systems used in biotechnology; provides an understanding of the structural foundations of protein function and the thermodynamic foundations of the functioning of enzymes in extreme conditions; is focused on predicting the results of the influence of exogenous and endogenous environmental factors on the molecular genetic organization of proteins; describes the fundamental and applied aspects of structural and functional proteomics, and examples of the use of biocatalysts in science, medicine, technology, and industry.

The course provides the fundamentals of comparative and evolutionary molecular neuroscience; highlights neurophysiological mechanisms for the implementation of cognitive functions, the molecular mechanisms of interneuronal interactions, and current methods of studying neuropsychophysiological states; briefly describes the main facilities and apparatuses used to solve research problems in the field of molecular neuroscience; describes the structure and principles of neuronal membrane function, especially proteins, lipids and energy in the central nervous system.

This course includes the following sections: historical moments in nanobiotechnology development; a brief overview of current applications and approaches in the use of nanobiotechnology, modern materials for nanobiotechnology, the biological characterization of materials, molecular mechanisms of the cellular antioxidant system, molecular aspects of the nervous function, and nanobiosensors.

Students will learn the fundamentals and role of information in the development of modern society; basic principles of collecting and preparing raw data; basic methods of data analysis; the stages and technology of software development for solving data processing problems; to use mathematical tools for processing, analyzing and systematizing information on the research topic. Students will study remove basic methods of data collection and tools for information processing; factor and cluster analysis skills; data processing methods; and design and automated system operation skills.

This course contains a description of the life cycle stages of the designed or studied research objects in the field of nanostructured materials. It is designed to analyze the economic, environmental, and social restrictions of nano-object and nanomaterial production; tracks current trends in nanoparticle use as well as current nanostructure standardization and certification methods; includes a description of modern methods for producing catalysts and functional coatings, their characterization, development of technological lines and the integration of science and business.

As part of the course, you will consider the following sections: types of projects; the uniqueness of a startup as a project; project evaluation; features of a startup assessment; project risk assessment and start-up. You will also get acquainted with project management in the professional field: international project, examples of successful projects; project management technology; the use of the latest information systems in the project management process; project effectiveness assessment.

This course includes the following sections: an introduction to forecasting; modern practices for forecasting the development of global markets;  global challenges;  forecasting methods for the scientific and technological development and global markets; planning research and development on forecast basis; the analysis of global market forecasts in the field of bioengineering.

As part of the course, you will learn to evaluate the readiness of technology (product or service) to enter foreign markets, learn international business practices, and analyze successful practices of modern entrepreneurs. You will also be trained to analyze markets, conduct competitive analysis, work with unions and entrepreneurial associations. The course includes security issues, international intellectual property, intellectual property as a product, and the assessment of intellectual property protection capabilities. You will be taught the first steps of business, namely how to register a company and interact with banks, local authorities, and the business community.

This course will immerse students in analytical data processing methods, and the basics of artificial intelligence. It will teach the utilisation of digital technologies, including software products, in everyday life and in the professional field. Students will master core information retrieval technologies and data processing, analysis and protection technologies, as well as modern tools and computer technologies for solving problems associated with data processing and analysis, in relation to any subject area.

This course is delivered by the experts, active in various fields of fundamental and applied research; scientists with the background in top world’s universities and research corporations (Tsinghua University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Harvard Business School and others).

Internationalization of research course will provide you with the tools that help us organize ourselves in research environment, build a research team or become a part of one successfully, choose suitable research methods, share your findings with the scientists in an oral or written form (presentation skills), present your research or pitch your ideas to the investors. You will be able to write a decent resume, take the most of a multicultural environment, learn scientific reference management, know how to write a scientific paper, locate funding to scaffold your research (apply for grants) and perform effectively in business communication. In a nutshell, this course will teach you everything that an aspiring researcher needs to know to be successful.