3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020460BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
'De Cel: signaaltransductie' opnemen houdt in dat je gelijktijdig 'De Cel: metabolisme' volgt of reeds geslaagd bent voor ‘De Cel : metabolisme’
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine
Educational team
Mark Van De Casteele (course titular)
Henry Heimberg
Activities and contact hours
90 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Molecular Biology (3 credits) covers the most essential processes operating in the cell when a gene (DNA) fulfills its function inside the cell by means of mRNA synthesis, which in turn is translated into a protein and concomitant regulation of this gene expression. Along with a unit on the (human) genome and a unit on recombinant DNA technology this content is part of a limited number of clear units.

Signal transduction (3 credits) gives an overview of the molecular basis of the way hormones, neurotransmitters, growth factors and cytokines work. Due attention will be paid to the chemical make-up of these mediators, hormone-receptor interaction and signalization following receptor activation. This template will be followed for G-protein coupled receptors, steroids and ligands for nuclear receptors and tyrosine kinase receptors.

The course content is biomedically orientated and is divided into specific units. It will be approached conceptually and partly descriptively.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : De cel: Signaaltransductie en Moleculaire Biologie (slides), De cel: Signaaltransductie (slides) / De cel: Moleculaire Biologie (slides), M. Van de Casteele / H. Heimberg, electronische pdf file met slides hoorcollege waarin samenvattende tekst
Digital course material (Required) : Medische Biochemie (handboek), F. Schuit, electronische pdf file met aanbevolen tekst uit handboek "Medische Biochemie"
Additional info

additional information can be obtained by contacting the docent.

Learning Outcomes

General Competencies

Students gain insight into

  • basic scientific concepts so as to apply these to biochemistry in a (bio)medical context
  • biochemical disciplines and their development
  • the structure and function of normal and diseased cells and tissues
  • biochemical techniques/methods in a (bio)medical context and their development

Students have an open and critical attitude towards themselves and their scientific environment. Students value lifelong learning and are attuned to recent scientific developments.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen Andere with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Students' knowledge of and insight into the theory of the lectures is tested by means of a written examination (partiy multiple choice questions, partialy short open questions).

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Abridged BMLT (only offered in Dutch)