Area
Engineering and Technology
Sub-Discipline
Environmental Biotechnology
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso
- City: Valparaìso,
- Commune: Valparaìso,
- Region: Valparaìso Region
goals
“OBJETIVO GENERAL”
The training of graduates capable of creating and transferring knowledge in and from the biotechnology area for the development of goods and services in the areas of human and animal health, bioprocesses and the environment.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Provide advanced training in the areas of molecular cell biology, bioprocess engineering and technology management, develop skills to carry out original research for the development of products and services. In the following areas of biotechnology: biotechnology applied to solving human and animal health problems, process biotechnology, which encompasses all those uses and applications of biotechnology in industrial processes, and biotechnology applied to problem solving environmental and agricultural.
Applicant Profile
The program is geared towards graduates; graduates or magister, in areas and disciplines related to biotechnology.
Graduate profile
The graduate of the doctoral program in biotechnology is characterized by having the ability to create knowledge in the area of biotechnology for the generation of goods or services, thus contributing to both applied research and innovative development in the productive and health sectors. services nationally and internationally.
Lines of investigation
Biotechnology applied to solving human and animal health problems, process biotechnology, which encompasses all those uses and applications of biotechnology in industrial processes, and biotechnology applied to solving environmental problems. Within these areas the following lines of research are developed:
Biotechnology applied to human and animal health
Sub-areas:
Tissue engineering and culture of animal cells and microorganisms for the production of drugs
Search, extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds
Fish pathogens and immunology.
Biotechnology applied to human and animal health Process biotechnology
Sub-areas:
Design and use of biocatalysts
Production Systems from cell cultures (microorganisms, animal cells and microalgae)
Metabolic engineering and genetic improvement of microorganisms.
Environmental biotechnology
Sub-areas:
Biological treatment of polluting industrial emissions
Soil and water bioremediation
Interactions of beneficial microorganisms / pathogenic microorganisms with plants.