3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4016678ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The students work in small groups (4-8 students) on a project closely related to a theme within the research unit SBB, centered around a single protein or a protein pair. All themes are on the interface between structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics. First, recombinant proteins are expressed and purified to homogeneity via different chromatographic techniques. Next, these proteins are studied using a variety of biochemical and biophysical methods (for example but not exclusive calorimetry, surface plasmon resonance, microscale thermophoresis, fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism, X-ray crystallography, NMR, ... ). The results are presented in a written joint report and orally to the supervisors and peers.
Lab text and protocols will be made available.
Participation to the practicals is obligatory. Repeating the wet lab sessions in the same academic year is not possible.
Unjustified absence on the practical sessions leads to substraction of 3 points on the global exam result, per missed practical session. Unjustified absence on more than half of the practical sessions leads to 0/20.
- The students have a practical knowledge about and skills in a number of important techniques in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology
- The students are able to interpret and integrate the results of biochemical and biophysical experiments
- The students are able to generate a written report on the results of biochemical and biophysical experiments under the form of scientific paper
- The students are able to orally report their results under the form of a scientific presentation
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Practical Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The students are evaluated on three criteria:
- the quality of their participation in the practical work
- an oral presentation of their work before a public and posing critical questions on the other projects
- a detailed group report written under the form of a scientific paper
The global score contains:
- an individual grade starting from a common mark proposed by the supervisor and corrected via peer assessment, based on practical work, report and oral presentation
- an individual grade based on the practical work and oral presentation
Unjustified absence on the practical sessions leads to substraction of 3 points on the global exam result, per missed practical session. Unjustified absence on more than half of the practical sessions leads to 0/20.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Medical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Molecular Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Agrobiotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Food Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Chemical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Biochemical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences (only offered in Dutch)