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Dec 21, 2024
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2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Stem Cell Biotechnology Graduate Certificate
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Contact: Duane Davis
Email: davis@ksu.edu
Homepage: www.vet.ksu.edu/research/stemcell/index.html
Introduction
Click here to view the College Veterinary Medicine page.
The Midwest Institute for Comparative Stem Cell Biotechnology (the Institute) was created in 2005 based upon emerging research and intellectual property development resulting from the discovery by Kansas State University personnel of a stem cell population in the matrix of the umbilical cord of humans and also domestic and laboratory animals.
As is apparent from the website, stem cell research, development of related intellectual property and education in stem cell-related biotechnology are the primary goals. Significant progress has been made in research. All components of the pending patent have been licensed. Fees paid, while confidential under the licensing agreement, are the largest licensing fees ever received by the KSU research foundation by a large margin. The third element of the Institute’s aims, education, is the subject of the present proposal.
Learning objectives
The overarching purpose of the proposed certificate program is to add value to other degrees in the biological and life sciences, specifically including animal sciences, veterinary medicine, biology and biochemistry.
Specific learning objectives are enumerated in the assessment plan.
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Certificate Requirements
Students with graduate standing and a 3.0 GPA in a field in the biological sciences or with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the DVM curriculum are eligible to enroll. Exceptions are possible upon approval by the coordinator in consultation with the faculty.
Fifteen hours are required. The core courses are designed to ensure a benchmark level of knowledge about stem cell biotechnology.
Elective courses are intended to allow for: (1) specific advancement toward research competence in the field or (2) commercialization of stem cell and related technology.
Courses in the certificate may be included in graduate programs upon approval of the student’s major professor and advisory committee. Inclusion of courses from other institutions and programs may be substituted for credit in the certificate in stem cell biotechnology with the approval of the program director in consultation with associated faculty. Elective Courses for Emphasis in Research or Entrepreneurship
Any three of the remaining courses qualify for the remaining credit hour requirements. |
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