LF:aVLBI0121s Biology I - seminar - Course Information
aVLBI0121s Biology I - seminar
Faculty of Medicineautumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Kateřina Cetkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lívia Eiselleová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Straková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Vopěnková, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc.
Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Vopěnková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine - Timetable
- Thu 20. 9. to Fri 21. 12. Thu 11:30–12:20 B11/114, except Thu 13. 12.
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
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aVLBI0121s/39: No timetable has been entered into IS. - Prerequisites
- Seminars revise the knowledge discussed at the Biology lectures - knowledge from the lectures is required.
- 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
- General Medicine (eng.) (programme LF, M-VL)
- General Medicine (programme LF, M-VL)
- Course objectives
- The main objectives of the course are:
- to revise and deepen the knowledge discussed at the respective Biology lecture
- to set this knowledge into a broader medical context - Learning outcomes
- After completing the course the student will be able to:
- explain elementary processes taking place in cells and human body (gene expression, intercellular communication, cell differentiation, cell division, cell death) and their purposes
- express the basic coherence between malfunctioning cellular processes and development of diseases
- explain the general mechanism of pathogenesis in bacterial and viral diseases
- explain the general mechanism of pathogenesis of gene mutations and chromosome aberrations in humans, and illustrate it with examples
- explain the effects of therapies interacting with cellular processes; explain the principles of anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-mitotic treatment - Syllabus
- Introduction to medical biology – from understanding the cellular principle to modern biomedicine
- Bacteria and viruses – characteristics, reproduction strategies and principles of treatment
- Structure, functions and function anomalies of eukaryotic cells
- Cell signalling and the principle of cell differentiation
- Cells in the context of the entire organism – principles of cell adhesion and intercellular communication
- The importance of genetic information – the journey from a gene to protein; DNA replication
- Cell cycle – molecular mechanisms of regulation and significance for oncology
- Mitotic division in normal and cancer cells
- Meiosis and the principle of genetic variability
- The basics of genetics, the nature of dominance and recessivity
- Genetics of human diseases – molecular principles of genetically determined disorders
- Cell death – mechanisms and regulation of apoptosis and its significance for medicine
- Epigenetics – the link between genes and environment
- Literature
- required literature
- Essential cell biology. Edited by Bruce Alberts. 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science, 2009, 1 sv. ISBN 9780815341307. info
- Medical genetics at a glance. Edited by D. J. Pritchard - Bruce R. Korf. 3rd ed. Chichester, England: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 1 online r. ISBN 9781118689028. info
- Teaching methods
- discussions, problem solving and interaction using a voting system
- Assessment methods
- Without examination - Biology I is continued with Biology II which is completed with a written examination test. Requirements for course completion: full attendance in the seminars.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15. - Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1411/podzim2018/aVLBI0121s/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2018, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/med/autumn2018/aVLBI0121s