Horst Pick

Teaching & PhD PhD Students Vivek Prakash, Yang Wang Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Olivia Baud, Thamani Dahoun, Enio Daniel Zanchetta Courses Biotechnology lab (for CGC) ChE-433 This laboratory-training course is designed to give students a comprehensive insight into laboratory research techniques in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical biotechnology with practices employed in the industry. Accompanying lectures provide the theoretical background. Chemosensory receptors: Applications for biosensors and medical therapies CH-628 The course aims at providing insight into the cellular and molecular basis of smell and taste with specific emphasis on how molecules are detected by these chemosensory systems. Pharmaceutical biotechnology ChE-436 The course focuses on the development and application of biotechnology-based approaches to human diseases. It provides current information on the engineering and pharmaceutical production of highly specific therapeutic proteins, vaccines, and other important €œbiologicals€ at an industrial scale.