CH ENGR CM145Molecular Biotechnology for Engineers
Chemical Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Bioengineering CM145.) Selected topics in molecular biology that form foundation of biotechnology and biomedical industry today. Topics include recombinant DNA technology, molecular research tools, manipulation of gene expression, directed mutagenesis and protein engineering, DNA-based diagnostics and DNA microarrays, antibody and protein-based diagnostics, genomics and bioinformatics, isolation of human genes, gene therapy, and tissue engineering. Concurrently scheduled with course CM245.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 45 or Life Sciences 7C.
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confidence 1.00 · from UCLA’s structured dataRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
CH ENGR CM145
- CH ENGR 45Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals
- LIFESCI 7CPhysiology and Human Biology
- LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecology
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
2 direct requisites. Showing 13 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
CH ENGR CM145
- CH ENGR C126Viruses and Biotechnology
- CH ENGR C226Viruses and Biotechnology
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.