Mechanisms of disease

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Mechanisms of disease and innovative therapies
Leerdoelen	After this course, students will have acquired: - Basic knowledge on cell biology. - Knowledge on contemporary issues in the field of (bio)medical and pharmaceutical sciences, especially with regard to cell survival, immune cell interactions, cell differentiation, cell polarity, genetics/genomics and medical chemistry/chemical biology. - Skills to critically evaluate literature. - Skills to write an abstract, editorial. - Presentation skills, including the academic debate.
Omschrijving	The first course ‘Mechanisms of disease and innovative therapies’ (11 ECTS) addresses contemporary topics in cell biology in (bio)medical and pharmaceutical sciences. Given the diverse educational background of students, this class starts with a ‘refreshment’ course of one week on the molecular biology of the cell and basics in pharmacy such that all students acquire the same basic knowledge in these topics. Thereafter, students acquire an in-depth and state-of-the-art understanding of the various research fields of the specialized tracks. Every week another track is discussed. The track coordinators play an important role in the organization of their track-week and provide the students with an overview of the possibilities and opportunities within their track. Additionally, the students acquire general research skills such as critical reading and reviewing, summarizing and interpreting scientific articles, debating on and dealing with opposing views, scientific writing and presenting. The training of these skills is integrated in the weekly assignments. Also, the e-modules scientific reading and scientific writing are integrated in this course to further guide the students in their general academic skills. The final assignment in this course is to write an editorial on selected papers in high visibility journals that have major implications for the fields of (bio)medical and pharmaceutical sciences, including societal, economic, and ethical implications. Since all assignments in this course find their origin in the day-to-day scientific practice, students are also challenged by the constraints of being a member of a scientific community through deadlines for reports and participating in debates with opposing views.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	interactief werkcollege, opdrachten, zelfstudie (Lectures, assignments (both written and oral), self-study, discussion groups)
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen en opdracht (Test on molecular biology of the cell, active participation in all sessions, final assignment (both written and oral))
Vaksoort	Master
Coördinator	prof. dr. N.A. Bos
Docent(en)	and others
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th edition) Alberts et al Several (reprints of) scientific articles Reader
Entreevoorwaarden	bachelor diploma (bio) medical sciences or pharmaceutical sciences
Opmerkingen	Teachers: prof. dr. S.C.D. IJzendoorn, prof. dr. N.A. Bos, prof. dr. A.J. Moshage, prof. dr. J.J. Schuringa, prof. dr. B.J.L. Eggen, prof. dr. J.M. van Dijl, dr. J.K. Kruit, prof. dr. K. Thedieck, prof. dr. F.J. Dekker, a.o
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