Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr, 15h Pers. Res.
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Pierre Close, Laurence Delacroix, Mireille Dumoulin, Keith Durkin, Julien Hanson
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is dedicated to remind basic notions in normal cell biology and physiology.
The course is divided into 6 classes. The content of each class covers one particular aspect of cell biology and physiology.
The organisation of the course follows the current paradigm of cell biology, and reviews the mechanisms of transcription, translation, post-translational modifications, intracellular signaling (including downstream cascade from cell surface receptors) and cell polarization.
Each class is given by a specific teacher according to his/her area of expertise.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and manage the main concepts of normal cell biology and physiology, including transcription, translation, post-translational modifications, intracellular signaling (including downstream cascade from cell surface receptors) and cell polarization.
These notions are a prerequisite for the other courses of the present Master, which focus on the consequences of dysfunctional cell biology and physiology.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is dedicated to medical and biomedical students with a strong background in normal cell biology and physiology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is mainly given ex cathedra, with additional references to renowned book chapters and reviews.
Journal-club sessions are organized throughout the course and require the active participation of students. After a careful reading of recent research papers, the students join the session to present it orally or to discuss it collectively, under the supervision of the teacher. The main goal is to get a deeper understanding of current research topics and to learn how to dissect a journal article, present important findings and interpret complex data.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face: this course is mainly given ex cathedra.
Distance-learning: the students are encouraged to read additional book chapters and reviews and to prepare journal club sessions.
Recommended or required readings
Book chapters and up-to-date reviews are provided by each teacher at the beginning of each class.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The evaluation of this course is based on a conventional written exam with open questions on different aspects of cell biology.
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The teachers are : K. Durkin, L. Delacroix, M. Dumoulin, J. Hanson and P. Close.
Contacts
Laurence Delacroix : ldelacroix@uliege.be