This Program is aimed at teaching undergraduate students the basics of biotechnological research and applications. It is part of the UC REAL Summer Programs (/en/summerprograms/), offered as a study abroad opportunity to foreign students.

During weeks 1 to 4, students will receive four courses on biotechnology, plus two elective courses (/en/summerprograms/Elective-Courses.htm). Contents include fundamentals of modern molecular biology and genome structure, genetic engineering techniques and advanced technology of genomic-level gene analysis in Biomedicine, or biotechnological procedures for animal manipulation and for production of biological molecules of industrial interest. Additionally, several leaders of IBBTEC research groups will introduce the students to the scientific method and present their research fields and teams, which will host the students for the research practice.