8 ECTS credits
237 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4022181DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Topics in biomedical research' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor Farmacologie: basisconcepten, Pathofysiologie van de organen en inleiding tot de ziekteleer, fysiologie van de cel en de organen, Biomedische Genetica, Wetenschappelijke Lijn 3, Laboratory animal science I, Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie II, Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie III, Topics in de Farmacologie, Kwaliteitsmanagement, Bachelorproef : formuleren en verdedigen van een wetenschappelijke hypothese, Klinische Laboratoriumtechnieken, Ziekteprocessen: moleculaire en cellulaire basis en Bio-ethiek I OF Moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor ‘Fysiologie van de cel en organen THEORIE’, ‘Bio-ethiek 1’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie II : Onderzoek aan cellulaire eiwitten’, ‘Farmacokinetiek en -dynamiek’, ‘Algemene pathologie’, ‘Laboratory Animal Science 1’, ‘Research seminars’, ‘Selectie uit de Biomedische Genetica’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie III’, ‘Topics in farmacologie’ en ‘Onstaansmechanismen van ziekten’. OF moet men ingeschreven zijn in de educatieve master.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Basis (bio-) medische wetensch
Educational team
Karen Sermon (course titular)
Ellen Goossens
Nico Buls
Eline Menu
Mieke Geens
Inge Mannaerts
Willem Staels
Ron Kooijman
Activities and contact hours
67 contact hours Lecture
120 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

A number of researchers that have an important research activity within the life sciences will first bring a general introduction on their research topic, followed by a more detailed discussion of their own work.  They will do this primarily using the current literature and their own publications.  The topics discussed are cancer, diabetes, hepatology, neuro-pharmacology, imaging and reproductive genetics. 

 

After this, students will be divided in smaller groups and will analyse and present a scientific paper for each topic. All students will formulate and answer questions on the presented paper that gauge the applicability of the introduced methods and models and the analytic capabilities of the students.

 

At the end of the lecture series follows a group work in which smaller groups of students formulate questions on a selected scientific paper and answer the to them assigned questions (by other groups of students and by the instructor). These will also be presented.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : The powerpoint presentations and papers, as well as the scientific papers that will be examined will be made available to the students, Canvas
Additional info

Digital coursematerial: The powerpoint presentations and papers will be made available to the students. Also the scientific papers that will be examined will be made available on Canvas.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

Aims:

  • The student can read a scientific paper with a critical mind and formulate relevant questions.
  • The student knows the methods and models that have been introduced during the classes and in the scientific papers. The student can motivate why these were used and apply them in a different context.
  • The student can place these methods or models within the context of the discussed topics.
  • The student can reconstruct the work up of a scientific experiment and can design alternative experiments.
  • The student can distil correct scientific conclusions from the presented data.
  • The student can integrate different scientific disciplines

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 85% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 15% of the final mark.

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

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 85 which comprises 85% of the final mark.

    Note: Tijdens het schriftelijke examen zullen open vragen gesteld worden over één artikel per spreker die aan de studenten werden doorgegeven. De desbetreffende artikels mogen meegebracht worden naar het examen.

Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Group work with presentation with a relative weight of 15 which comprises 15% of the final mark.

    Note: During the group work, students will formulate questions on a selected scientific paper and answer the to them assigned questions (by other groups of students and by the instructor). Questions and answers will be presented.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The evaluation exists of following categories:

  • Written examination determines 85% of the final grade.
  • Group work with oral presentation determines 15% of the final grade.

Information:

During the group work, students will formulate questions on a selected scientific paper and answer the to them assigned questions (by other groups of students and by the instructor). Questions and answers will be presented.

During the written exam, open questions need to be answered on one selected scientific paper per topic (of those 5 topics that were not evaluated during the group work). The students receive the papers on beforehand. The selected papers can be brought to the exam.

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:
Master of Biomedical Research: Standaard traject