Academic Programs

Minors

Undergraduate
Programs

Graduate Programs

Live the experience of learning Biotechnology at the Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology.

The Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, welcomes local and international students to apply to one of our programs.

Those interested in applying for admission to undergraduate and graduate studies should review the general and specific admission requirements established by the program of interest.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Current undergraduate programs offered at the Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology.

Minors

Biology
Biotechnology
Marine Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences
Microbiology

Associate Degrees

Agricultural Technology

Biotechnology

Bachelor Degrees

Biotechnology

Biology

Environmental Sciences

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The Master of Science in Biotechnology Program aims to prepare professionals with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that allow them to make responsible contributions to industry, academy, and other sectors of society.

Interdisciplinary approach to promote scientific reasoning, through courses, laboratory and research experiences, where various technologies are applied to the study of biomolecules, cells or various products of living beings.

Master’s Degree

M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Specialization in Agricultural Biotechnology

M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Specialization in Industrial Biotechnology

Doctor’s Degree

Ph.D. in International Biotechnology

Workshops

Biotechnology IA

Nucleic acid purification, gel electrophoresis (agarose and acrylamide), UV/VIS spectrophotometry, and biosafety.

40 Hours

Biotechnology IIA

Restriction enzymes, ligation, cloning, transformation, protein expression/purification.

40 Hours

Principles and Practice of PCR

Theoretical principles, introduction to oligonucleotide design and strategies to achieve amplification of the desired region. Preparation of the reaction mixture, documentation, evaluation of the results, and biosafety.

16 Hours

Plant Stress Induced by Heavy Metals and Real Time PCR

Principles of plant micropropagation, isolation and characterization of nucleic acids, and detection of gene expression using real-time PCR will be applied. Genetic-molecular changes suffered by plants when exposed to pollution will be measured.

16 Hours

Basic Principles and Practice of Real Time PCR

Theoretical introduction, oligonucleotide design, selection of reference genes and calibrators. Relative expression quantification practice using the ∆Ct and ∆∆Ct method. Analysis of the results and biosafety.

16 Hours

Introduction to Animal Tissue Culture

Transfer and preparation of subcultures using various cell lines, characterization, determination of cell viability, cryopreservation and biosafety.

16 Hours

Introduction to Plant Micropropagation

Composition and preparation of culture media, disinfection, aseptic practices, preparation of in vitro cultures using seeds and tissue from different parts of the plant, and biosafety.

16 Hours

Basic Principles and Practice of HPLC

Theoretical introduction, column matrix selection, and eluent, pump and detector parameters. Separation of a mixture of biomolecules and interpretation of the results.

16 hours

DNA Fingerprinting to Distinguish Different Types of Meat

Theoretical introduction to the use of genetic markers in animals. Use of RAPD-PCR (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA by PCR) analysis to distinguish between different animal organisms. Genomic DNA extraction practices, PCR and biosafety.

16 hours

DNA Fingerprinting to Distinguish Different Types of Plants

Theoretical introduction to the use of genetic markers in plants. Use of RAPD-PCR (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA by PCR) analysis to distinguish between different plant species. Genomic DNA extraction practices, PCR and biosafety.

16 hours

Protein Electrophoresis and Nucleic Acid

Separation of proteins by means of SDS-PAGE and of nucleic acids by means of an agarose gel. Gel preparation and sample handling. Silver staining, Coomassie blue, and various options for staining nucleic acids. Documentation and analysis of results. Safety associated with the workshop.

16 hours

Bioinformatics I

Introduction to command line, SSH, file handling, DNA and RNA sequencing, processing of reads.

20 hours

Bioinformatics II

Use of various tools to perform genome, transcriptome, and protein analyses.

15 hours

If you are interested in any of the workshops mentioned above or would like to create a custom workshop in specific topics contact us:
Phone: (787)-857-3600
Email: isbiot@br.inter.edu