NOC | Plant Cell Bioprocessing

Course abstract

This is a course designed primarily for students in the undergraduate or master’s programs interested in bioprocess development for production of high value products from plant cells and tissue cultures. This course is expected to introduce the student to identify the industrial applications of Plant Cell/Tissue Culture Technology. The student will be able to develop plant cell/tissue culture based bioprocesses for large scale in vitro production of high value phytochemicals. Strategies that can be utilized to improve yield and productivity of phytochemicals from plant cell/tissue cultures with case studies will be discussed.

Course Instructor

Prof. Smita Srivastava

Dr. Smita Srivastava has experience in the application of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering principles to facilitate the development of sustainable bioprocesses for commercial production of high-value low-volume phytochemicals. As faculty at IIT Madras, Dr. Smita and her research group have set up a plant cell cultivation facility up to reactor level in the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras, to facilitate research on mass cultivation of plant cells/tissues for in vitro production of high-value phytochemicals. Her research experience in the area of bioprocessing for phytochemicals is demonstrated by19 peer reviewed international journal publications, 4 book chapters, 4 Indian patent applications and 27 different international/national conference presentations (as first/corresponding author) in the area of bioprocessing for phytochemicals.To promote research in specialized field like “Plant Cell Bioprocess”, she has formulated and offers a course (as a professional elective) on “Plant Cell Bioprocessing” to undergraduates and postgraduate students at IIT Madras since 2012. She has also been affiliated to the Teaching and Learning Center at IIT Madras (as a core and executive member), since 2011. She has rendered her services as coordinator and resource person in various workshops conducted by TLC for faculty development/training programs and teaching assistant training programmes
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Teaching Assistant(s)

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Course Duration : Aug-Oct 2021

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Syllabus

Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 23-Aug-2021

Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021

Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

1588

Registered

459

Certificate Eligible

363

Certified Category Count

Gold

Silver

Elite

115

Successfully completed

125

Participation

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold

Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses

Plant Cell Bioprocessing - Toppers list

Top 1 % of Certified Candidates