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Dr. Michael Flickinger
Associate Director, Academic Programs
About
Dr. Michael Flickinger, Professor of both Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Microbiology, serves as the BTEC Associate Director for Academic Programs and is an internationally recognized expert in industrial bioprocess technology, cell culture technology, biochemical engineering, industrial microbiology, bioseparations, containment technology, and bioprocess facilities and equipment design.
Professor Flickinger has authored over 100 academic and professional publications, holds 20 patents and has trained more than 30 graduate students in biotechnology related to processs technology. He was the Founding Director of the University of Minnesota BioTechnology Institute, Editor of the Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology, and the forth coming Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology and former Director of the National Cancer Institute's Fermentation Program. His BTEC teaching efforts focus on development of new courses related to emerging technologies in biomanufacturing science and engineering.
Courses
- BEC 220 / Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing
- BEC 463 / CHE 463 / Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
- BEC 563 / CHE 563 / Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
- BEC 595 / Advanced Topics in Biomanufacturing
- BEC 699 / Thesis Research
- MB 455 / MB 555 / Microbial Biotechnology
