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    Overview

    Designing regenerative medicine therapies via combining biomaterials engineering principles and stem cell biology, e.g. technologies in regenerative medical strategies.

    Do you want to learn about technologies and discover advances applied in recent years to strategies for healing and regenerating patient tissue? This course will introduce you to advances in cell and tissue therapy, and cutting-edge biomaterials and biofabrication technologies contributing to the whole new field of regenerative medicine, including replacement of tissues and organs damaged by disease and previously untreatable conditions.

    This advanced course is for students with a multidisciplinary background interested in regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, materials science, and bioengineering.

    About this paper

    Paper title Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells
    Subject Bioengineering
    EFTS 0.1667
    Points 20 points
    Teaching period(s) Full Year (Distance learning)
    Full Year (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,069.25
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Limited to
    MSc, MAppSc, PGDipAppSc, PGCertAppSc, PGDipSci
    Notes
    May not be credited with BIOE402 completed 2019 to 2021.
    Contact

    Associate Professor Jaydee Cabral
    Professor Tim Woodfield
    Associate Professor Azam Ali

    Teaching staff

    Associate Professor Jaydee Cabral
    Professor Tim Woodfield
    Associate Professor Azam Ali

    Paper Structure

    This paper is full year with lectures, workshops, and also four assignments. This will include learning of basic science and translational technologies in regenerative medicine and stem cells. This will allow students to gain in-depth knowledge of the integration of regenerative medicine and stem cells (generic and subject-specific) in bioengineering, and their impact in developing new clinical treatments.

    In particular, the paper will focus on the engineering approach behind these new technologies, covering the selection of stem cells, biomaterials design, and their convergence with cutting-edge fabrication technologies (3D biofabrication). The current challenges in the field including the regulatory requirements for clinical translation of these emerging regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies will also be covered, including the use of cutting-edge 3D biofabrication and bioprinting technologies in clinical practice.

    Teaching Arrangements

    The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.

    Textbooks

    Principles of Regenerative Medicine 3rd Edition. Anthony Atala (Editor), Robert Lanza (Editor), Tony Mikos (Editor), Robert Nerem (Editor). Elsevier.

    Tissue Engineering 3rd Edition. Clemens Van Blitterswijk, Jan De Boer, (Editors) 2022. ISBN: 9780128244593.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Scholarship, Critical Thinking, Research, Ethics, Information literacy, Environmental literacy.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:

    • Understand the underlying principles behind regenerative medicine, biomaterials and stem cells for repair, replacement or regeneration of diseased/damaged tissues.
    • Enhance their understanding of bioengineering principles and apply engineering design concept to develop regenerative medicine and stem cells therapy strategies.
    • Understand the current research and state-of-the-art on the topics of biofabrication and 3D scaffolds, choice of stem cell source and incorporation in regenerative medicine, and their advances as well as challenges as treatments of different injuries and diseases.
    • Understand the principles of biocompatibility, including the interaction between medical devices, biomaterials and biological systems.
    • Understand the cellular and molecular basis of tissue regeneration.
    • Understand the current challenges in the regenerative medicine industry including ethics and regulatory affairs.

    Timetable

    Full Year

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Full Year

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 11:00-12:50 10-11, 13, 15, 18-22, 30-35, 37-42
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