Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr, 40h Pers. Res.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering | 7 crédits | |||
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Jo Caers, Pierre Close, Charlotte Cornil, Laurence Delacroix, Mireille Dumoulin, Keith Durkin, Carla Gomes Da Silva, Céline Kempeneers, Vincent Seutin, Sabine Wislet
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course details the different cellular and tissular mechanisms classically involved in the pathophysiology of human diseases.
Based on the concepts of normal cell biology and physiology reviewed in Course 1 (SBIM0494), this course is divided into 5 main sections according to the main causes of human diseases:
- Genetic perturbations
- Dysfunction of nuclear receptors
- Protein misfolding and aggregation
- Alteration of membrane proteins
- Alteration in the regulation of cell functions
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students should be able to apprehend the main cellular and tissular mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of human diseases.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes V.1, V.3, VI.1, VI.2, VI.4, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5, VII.6 of the MSc in biomedical engineering.
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 involve the active participation of the students.
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 in advance 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
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The evaluation of this course is based on an oral presentation about one specific topic of the course chosen by the student (among a pre-established list of topics).
The criteria of evaluation include :
- Oral presentation (15') (50 %)
- Adequacy of coverage, knowledge and understanding
- Quality of the English (oral mostly + written (slides))
- Ability to convey a message, to communicate
- Understanding and quality of discussion
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The teachers are : K. Durkin, L. Delacroix, Ch. Cornil, M. Dumoulin, S. Wislet, V. Seutin, J. Hanson, J. Caers and P. Close.
Contacts
Laurence DELACROIX : ldelacroix@uliege.be