aVLBI0121p Medical Biology I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Ondřej Slabý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vladimír Rotrekl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Stjepan Uldrijan, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. David Šmajs, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Cetkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lívia Eiselleová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Francová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Straková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jana Růžičková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ondřej Slabý, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Cetkovská, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
Knowledge of high-school biology on the level of Overview of High School Biology (https://is.muni.cz/auth/do/med/el/overview/overview_ENG.qwarp) or similar, and knowledge of all previous lectures and practical classes of the subject.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are:
- understanding of cellular and molecular biology with a special focus on the potential applications of acquired knowledge in clinical medicine
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- describe and explain the organization of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic genome, DNA replication and DNA repair
- explain elementary processes taking place in cells (gene expression, inter- and intra-cellular communication, cell differentiation, cell division, cell death) and their purposes
- explain the relationship between malfunctioning cellular processes and the development of diseases
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the Medical Biology
  • Fundamental Chemistry of Life – Chemical Components of Cells, Protein Structure and Function
  • Architecture and Function of Eukaryotic Cell – Membrane System and Organelles, Cytoskeletal System
  • Genome Organization – Nucleic Acids, Chromosome Structure, DNA replication
  • Genome Stability and Instability – DNA damage, Mutations, DNA repair and Defects in DNA repair
  • Gene Expression I – Central Dogma of Molecular Biology, Gene Structure, Transcription and RNA modification
  • Gene Expression II – Translation, Genetic Code, Post-translational Modifications
  • Regulation of Gene Expression
  • Cellular Communication – General Principles of Cell Signalling, Receptors, Signalling Pathways
  • Cell Division – Mitosis and Meiosis
  • Cell Cycle and Principles of its Regulation
  • Cell Death
  • Cells and Tissue – Cell Junctions, Adhesive Molecules and Extracellular Matrix
Teaching methods
lecture every week
Assessment methods
Without examination - Medical Biology I is continued with Medical Biology II which is completed with an oral exam.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2025/aVLBI0121p/index.qwarp
Lectures take place every week. We recommend following the Interactive syllabus of the course where students can find all relevant information (schedule, substitutions, public holidays etc.), lecture´s presentations, and also links to animations and videos relevant to the topic: https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2025/aVLBI0121p/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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