Courses

INT G270: Introduction to Nanomedicine Science and Technology
(Every Fall Semester)

The purpose of this introductory course is to provide an overview of the distinctive features of nanotechnology and their application to bio-medical problems. The course contrasts macro/micro/nano to bring out the unique properties of nanotechnology in nanomedicine. Cutting-edge nanomedical technologies for sensing and imaging, drug delivery, and therapeutic applications will be addressed. The course is taught by NEU faculty and also by guest speakers from local area hospitals and research establishments.

Representative topics covered:

• Synthesis, characterization and functionalization of nanoparticles
• Overview of nanotechnology from Physics perceptive
• Magnetic nanoparticles and energY delivery for therapy
• Polymeric nanoparticles and their applications in nanomedicine
• Applications of nanotechnology in microfluidics
• Design and synthesis of functionalized nanoparticles
• Nanotechnology and highly organized tissues
• Environmental and social impact of nanotechnology
• Bio-Nano-Robotics
• Mitochondrial gene therapy and nanomedicine
• Liposomes and micelles in nanomedicine

Course Credits: 2 Semester Hours

Course coordinators:
Professor S. Sridhar
435 Egan Research Center
(617)373-2930
s.sridhar@neu.edu

Dr. Dattatri Nagesha
435 Egan Research Center
(617)373-2948
d.nagesha@neu.edu

Course Requirements:

1. Class attendance is mandatory. Students are also encouraged to actively participate in this course by engaging instructors in discussion of issues, asking questions in class, and generally being involved with the course. Student who misses one or more lectures without a valid reason will receive a failing (F) grade for the course.
2. Students should behave in a professional manner in this course.
3. The course will be graded on Pass/Fail basis.
4. Students will be evaluated on the basis of term paper on a nanotechnology application topic, presentation, and cumulative take home final exam. The topic for presentation will be based on student’s research background and theme of the course.

INT G370: Nanosystems Design for Biology and Medicine
(Every Spring Semester)

This course aims at providing an introduction into theory with simultaneous laboratory experience for instrumentation in nano-medicine. Through this course students will be exposed to a very wide gamut of techniques; the expectation is that this will widen awareness from the narrow confines of individual laboratory to the wider university level community. This is one of the principal goals of the IGERT program. In keeping with the interdisciplinary goal of the IGERT program this course will require the students to give a presentation on a topic related to a new emerging advanced instrumentation method or technique related to their research. This will serve as 30% of the mid term grade. The remaining mid-term grade will be based on more conventional written lab reports (50%) and a comprehensive term paper (20%).

Course Credits: 2 Semester Hours, 1 hour for lecture and 2 hours for laboratory

Course coordinators:
Professor Sanjeev Mukerjee
317 Egan Research Building
(617)373-2382
s.mukerjee@neu.edu

Dr. Dattatri Nagesha
435 Egan Research Center
(617)373-2948
d.nagesha@neu.edu

Course Requirements:

Students can opt for either a satisfactory/unsatisfactory or a letter grade. For the former it is important to note that a satisfactory grade requires a 70% grade on an absolute scale.