BIOT 5500 — Concepts in Regulatory Science
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fallBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Introduces the science that supports regulatory affairs in the biopharmaceutical industry. Focuses on the methods and instruments used to characterize the processes and products of biotechnology including the production, separation, purification, characterization, and formulation of biologics; the pharmacokinetics of proteins; chemical and biological equivalencies of biogenerics; stability testing; high throughput assays; cell system expression; variants; method validation; and quality control.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 61 | 89 | 69% | 7.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 85% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 67 | 75 | 89% | 2.7 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 38 | 70 | 54% | 10.7 |
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 37% · T 3% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 3%
Common patterns: async (60% of sections), M (37% of sections), TF (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ahmed Shabana (22% of students) · reviews
- Jamon Foster (21% of students) · reviews
- Eduardo Sanchez (19% of students) · reviews
- Tarek Zaid (16% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Diaa Alabed (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BIOT course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOT courses · Plan it at numap.app