Medical and Molecular Biology DL (3581)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Leen SLAETS 
  
Member of the teaching team :Prof. dr. Bert OP 'T EIJNDE 
 Prof. dr. Elke CLYNEN 
 Prof. dr. ir. Liesbet PEETERS 
 dr. Lotte GEYS 
 Prof. dr. Marc HENDRIKX 
 Prof. dr. Pieter RUYTINX 
 dr. Wouter FRANSSEN 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 4,0
  
Period: semester 1 (4sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible
 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Content

Cell structure and function, living systems in health and disease.

Concrete aims: the student has insight into:

  • Genetics, chemistry, metabolism, cardiovascular system, immunology.
  • Recombinant DNA technologies, applications of recombinant DNA technology in biomedical research.


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Distance learning ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 1 (4,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Closed-book ✔
Multiple-choice questions✔
Open questions✔

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Compulsory textbooks (bookshop)
  Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology,F. Martini E. Bartholow,8th edition,Pearson,9780135203804

Concepts of Genetics, Global Edition.,Klug et al.,12th edition,Pearson
 

Compulsory course material
 

None.
 

Recommended course material
 

A list of recommended readings will be made available through Blackboard during the course.


Learning outcomes
Master of Biomedical Sciences
  •  EC 

    • 1. A graduate of the Master of Biomedical Sciences has a thorough knowledge of the molecular and cellular processes of the healthy and diseased organism and has insight in different methods for prevention, diagnosis and therapy of diseases.

  •  EC 

    • 4. A graduate of the Master of Biomedical Sciences has knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques within biomedical research and is able to apply these techniques, taking into account the applicable quality standards.

 
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
1st year Master of Biomedical Sciences - Bioelectronics and Nanotechnology J



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