THE UNIVERSITY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND POLICE STUDIES

DOCTORAL STUDIES

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Course:

Biomedical Engineering

Course Code: IF12

ECTS: 10

Course Status:

Elective

Number of Effective Classes (Per Week): 5

Theoretical Education:

Practical Training:

Research Study Project:

5

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Prerequisite/s: None

Learning Objectives: Introduction to the biomedical engineering, the principles of biology in medical practice, such as molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology, as well as the application of engineering (technical) science knowledge in the field of medicine and biology in order to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures.

Learning Outcomes: Students acquired knowledge of fundamental principles and methods applied in the field of biomedicine and the way of developing new technologies.

Course Overview

Selected topics of biomedicine (microorganism–host interactions, Bird Flu (Influenza A virus subtype H5N1) and Swine Flu (Influenza A virus subtype H1N1) pandemics, drug development (personalized medicine, pharmacogenomics), gene and immune therapy (HIV, cancer), genetic testing, biomedicine in a global society (trafficking in human organs)). Selected topics of biomedical engineering (development of biocompatible prosthesis, diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices ranging from clinical equipment to micro implants and gene chips, a new generation of recording equipment in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance domain, and electroencephalography, regenerative tissue growth, synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic biomolecules).

Teaching Methods: PowerPoint Presentation, In-class Discussion, Research Seminars.

Assessment (Maximum Number of Points: 100)

Pre-Exam Obligations

No. of Points

Final Examination

No. of Points

Research Seminar

30

Exam

70

Textbook/s

1. Victoria A Harden. Exploring the Biomedical Revolution: A Look at the Work of Frontline Scientists and How They Are Changing Medicine, (1st ed.), Maryland: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2002

2. Karmakar, R. N. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, (1st ed.), Kolkata: Academic Publishers, Amazon, 2006

3. Rao, K. N. Forensic Toxicology: Medico-Legal Case Studies, (1st ed.), Boca Raton: CRS Pres, 2012