Kanishka Senevirathna
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
MICRB 315 - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)
Microbial production of commercially important metabolites, drugs, food grade enzymes and platform chemicals; use and modification of microbes for industrial-scale processes including biofuel production; bioprospecting for novel activities; strain improvement and synthetic biology; fundamentals of fermenter operation. Prerequisite: MICRB 265.
LECTURE A1 (53668)
2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
TR 09:30 - 10:50
Winter Term 2026 (1940)
GENET 424 - Ethical Issues in Genetics
3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 0-3S-0)
A seminar and discussion course where students will use their existing knowledge of genetics to investigate, evaluate, and discuss how the field of genetics affects society. Students participate in classroom presentations, written submissions and discussions that may include medical research ethics, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), gene patenting, and other current topics. Prerequisite: Any two GENET 300-level lecture courses or consent of Department.
SEMINAR B2 (87236)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
R 14:00 - 16:50