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Identical coursesHot Topics in Molecular Cell Biology (B-KUL-E09F5A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Janssens Veerle (coordinator) | Daelemans Dirk | Janssens Veerle | Rousseau Frederic | Ulens Chris | Verhelst Steven | van Vliet Alex | N. | Garg Abhishek (substitute) | van Veen Sarah (substitute) | LessMoreAims
Please do not select a Research Track via your ISP, but use the application of the Faculty to apply for these elective courses. Students are asked to rank their choice of elective course and students are distributed amongst the available places in each Research Track by an allocation tool. Each research track has a limited number of students that can enroll for a course in order to facilitate interactive teaching. More information about this procedure will follow in the first week of the academic year.
Students from another Faculty or programme who wish to participate in a Research Track will need to submit an application via the following form. Only if the maximal number of students per Research Track is not yet reached, students from other programmes can be admitted. More information regarding this procedure and the conditions for applying for these courses can be consulted via the website/form.
If there aren't enough applications for a Research Track, students will be contacted and asked to choose another Research Track.
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Students master all aspects of a scientific discussion (hot topic article): situating it in a broader context, analysing the hypothesis, evaluating the used methods, the data received and the consequent conclusions and the creative thinking process of the hypotheses that can be formulated based on these results and any future experiments.
Previous knowledge
The students have a thorough and deep understanding of the biology of the cell.
The student has a thorough knowledge of the structure and functions in a eukaryotic cell, the molecular biology, molecular genetics and the different building blocks of the cell and tissues. The student has followed the course ‘Advances in molecular cell biology’ or a similar course.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
SIMULTANEOUS(E09F4A) AND (FLEXIBLE(E08C5D) OR FLEXIBLE(U04D3A) )
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
E08C5D : Bachelorproef
U04D3A : Bachelorproef
E09F4A : Advances in Molecular Cell Biology
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Biomedical Sciences (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master in de biomedische wetenschappen (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master in de biomedische wetenschappen (Leuven) (Afstudeerrichting Biomedisch basis- en translationeel onderzoek) 120 ects.
Activities
5 ects. Hot Topics in Molecular Cell Biology (B-KUL-E09F5a)
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Second termDaelemans Dirk | Janssens Veerle | Rousseau Frederic | Ulens Chris | Verhelst Steven | van Vliet Alex | N. | Garg Abhishek (substitute) | van Veen Sarah (substitute) | LessMoreContent
The content will be redefined annually, based on the most recent ‘high impact’ research papers in the field of molecular cell biology with medical relevance. The focus of these papers will be on specific themes such as the organisation of the eukaryote nucleus, signal transduction pathways, structure-analysis of membrane-receptors and nuclear receptors.
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After a short introduction, the students have to summarise, present and discuss the specific papers. The papers all treat different approaches to similar scientific questions. The link between the different papers will be made clear during a teacher-centred discussion (jigsaw method).
Evaluation
Evaluation: Hot Topics in Molecular Cell Biology (B-KUL-E29F5a)
Explanation
Presentation/Participation:
During the lecture, students have to analyse a research paper. The research papers have related subjects and/or methodologies. During the second half of the lecture, students have to present the take home assignments and discuss their paper with the other students.
Attendance at the lectures:
Attendance and participation is mandatory. All absences must be justified, by a doctor’s certificate or other proof of absence. Unwarranted absence will automatically result in a zero score for the respective topic.
Information about retaking exams
When a student has a total score below 10/20, he/she will receive new assignments for each of the individual lectures for which he/she was graded below 10/20. These/this assignment(s) will be to read (a) paper(s), write a short summary with bullet points and discuss these.