Abstract: Cell engineering is an important part of modern biotechnology, which includes the theory of modern bioscience and both of the development direction and research hotspot in biotechnology. According to the curricula features of cell engineering, this article focused on the practical problems in classroom teaching and provides explorations in teaching contents, teaching methods and examination means for cell engineering. With the help of the case-and inquiry-based teaching methods, the curriculum content was progressively delivered to students, and the course evaluation system was further improved. Finally, the reform in cell engineering classroom teaching was achieved, which is considered to be a practical mean in the improvement of cell engineering curricula construction and teaching quality. 

Key words: cell engineering, case-based teaching, inquiry-based teaching, education reform