Education KAIST Graduate School of Engineering Biology

Curriculum

Curriculum Roadmap for Core Talent
Development in Synthetic Biology

A systematic learning path that bridges fundamental bioscience principles with Korea’s six national strategic areas of synthetic biology

Core
Competencies

  • DNA/RNA Engineering

    DNA/RNA Engineering

  • Protein Design

    Protein Design

  • Genetic Logic Circuits

    Genetic Logic Circuits

  • Microbial Cell Factories

    Microbial Cell Factories

  • Mammalian Cell Therapeutics

    Mammalian Cell Therapeutics

  • Plant-Derived Biomaterials

    Plant-Derived Biomaterials

Research (Thesis Work)

  • Conduct graduate-level research in faculty laboratories encompassing the six strategic areas of synthetic biology

Advanced
Elective
Courses

  • Genome Engineering Technologies for Synthetic Biology

  • Nano Medicine and Nanoengineering Biology

  • Drug Design, Development, and Delivery

  • Process for Recombinant Microorganisms

  • Biomimetic Systems

  • Plant Tissue Culture Engineering

  • Synthetic Biology of Nucleic Acids

  • AI and Enzyme Protein Engineering

  • Biological Systems Control Engineering

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering

  • Advanced Gene and Cell Therapy

  • Plant Metabolomics

Core
Elective
Courses

  • AI Engineering Biology

  • Lab Automation and Biofoundry practice

  • Multi-omics Data Analysis and Practice in Engineering Biology

    Cell, Tissue Design and Analysis

  • Numerical Methods for Engineering Biology

Required
Courses

  • 01

    Introduction of Engineering Biology
    (including Regulatory Science)

  • 02

    Design and Build for
    Engineering Biology

  • 03

    Programming for
    Engineering Biology

Curriculum Roadmap for Core Talent Development in Synthetic Biology