Biotechnology for Beginners

Reinhard Renneberg received his PhD at Central Institute of Molecular Biology, Berlin, German Democratic Republic in 1979. Since 1995 Professor Renneberg has been heading the Biosensor group at the Department of Chemistry of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is an expert in biotests, biosensors and signal amplification technologies. Dr. Renneberg is also the inventor of Cardiodetect, a rapid fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) immunotest which allows diagnosis or exclusion of acute myocardial infarction within half an hour after the onset of symptom and of InfectCheck, a barcode-style lateral flow assay for semi-quantitative detection of C-reactive protein (CRP) in distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections.Dr. Renneberg is the author of several books on biotechnology, including the award-winning textbook Biotechnology for Beginners which the university includes in many of its training packages. He advises a wide range of biotechnology companies as expert content provider, pedagogical expert and top-level academic relay for biotechnology education.

• 1. Beer, Bread, and Cheese: The Tasty Side of Biotechnology2. Enzymes: Molecular Supercatalysts for Use at Home and in Industry3. The Wonders of Gene Technology4. White Biotechnology: Cells as Synthetic Factories5. Viruses, Antibodies, and Vaccines6. Environmental Biotechnology: From One-Way Streets to Traffic Circles7. Green Biotechnology8. Embryos, Clones, and Transgenic Animals9. Myocardial Infarction, Cancer, and Stem Cells: Biotechnology is a Life Saver10. Analytical Biotechnology and the Human Genome