BIOT 5120 — Foundations in Biotechnology
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TBostonOakland, CAOnlinePortland, MaineToronto, CanadaOnlineTraditional
Provides an interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art introduction to biotechnology. Covers the molecular foundations of biotechnology, molecular microbiology, receptor pharmacology, drug development processes, biotech process development and scale-up, drug approval and regulatory affairs, genomics, microarray analysis, proteomics, computational biology, molecular modeling, analytical biotechnology, and bioterrorism and biotechnology.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 10 | 241 | 319 | 76% | 7.8 |
| Spring 2024 | 7 | 125 | 151 | 83% | 3.7 |
| Fall 2024 | 11 | 212 | 289 | 73% | 7.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 6 | 115 | 145 | 79% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 10 | 177 | 264 | 67% | 8.7 |
| Spring 2026 | 6 | 61 | 131 | 47% | 11.7 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 4% · T 57% · W 7% · Th 0% · F 9%
Common patterns: T (57% of sections), async (21% of sections), F (9% of sections), W (7% of sections), M (4% of sections), S (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Diaa Alabed (10% of students) · reviews
- Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe (9% of students) · reviews
- Lara Milane (8% of students) · reviews
- Neelam Sahni (8% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Evangeline Cornwell (28% of students) · reviews
- Yuen Lai Shek (15% of students) · reviews
- Diaa Alabed (14% of students) · reviews
- Martha Sklavos (12% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list BIOT 5120 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (BIOT course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOT courses · Plan it at numap.app