Protein Engineering (PE)
Protein Engineering
Study Line: Protein Engineering:
- Protein engineers contribute to the transition towards a sustainable society by optimizing enzyme-based production and degradation of various substances, thereby outcompeting current environmentally damaging solutions.
- Within this study line, you will obtain competences in analysis and prediction of how the 3D structure of a protein is related to its specific function; and to evaluate how specific proteins should be produced, purified, analyzed, and utilized in industrial processes
- Focus areas include optimization of protein performance and production using techniques and knowledge from protein design and optimization, protein purification, quality control, crystal structure determination, 3D structure prediction, physical properties, enzyme specificity and kinetics, assay design, and complex enzyme reactions.
Recomended prequisites for the study line (to be completed during the bachelor education):
- Experimental biochemistry (exemplified by the DTU course: 27023 Experimental biochemistry)
- Physical chemistry (exemplified by the DTU course: 26202 Physical chemistry)
- Bioinformatics (exemplified by the DTU course: 22111 Introduction to Bioinformatics)
General Competence Courses
Mandatory course:
| 28485 | Biobusiness and Process Innovation | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 42500 | Innovation in Engineering | 5 | point | January |
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| 42504 | Innovation in Engineering | 5 | point | August |
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| 42501 | Innovation in Engineering | 5 | point | June |
A minimum of 20 ETCS must be achieved from the following General Competence Courses courses:
| 02411 | Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments | 5 | point | Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17), Spring F1A (Mon 8-12) |
| 27230 | Prokaryotic cell biology | 5 | point | Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12) |
| 27423 | Metabolomics and proteomics | 5 | point | Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 27430 | Eukaryotic cell biology | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 27460 | Synthetic biology | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 27641 | Systems biology | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 28857 | Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Practical version | 7.5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) and Autumn E3B (Fri 13-17) |
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| 28855 | Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and quality in pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry - Theoretical version | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
Technological Specialization Courses
At least 30 ETCS should be selected among the following courses, of which 27302 (Quantitative analysis and modeling in protein science), 27325 (Protein structure determination - not yet offered), and 22117 (Protein structure and computational biology) are highly recommended:
| 22117 | Protein structure and computational biology | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 26125 | Chromatographic (HPLC) Purification of Biological Macromolecules | 5 | point | June |
| 27101 | Assay Technology | 5 | point | June |
| 27246 | Applied enzyme technology and kinetics | 5 | point | E7 (Tues 18-22) |
| 27247 | Experimental enzyme technology | 5 | point | Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12) |
| 27325 | Advanced protein structure engineering and analysis | 5 | point | Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 27330 | Quantitative analysis and modeling in protein science | 5 | point | Spring F3B (Fri 13-17) |