UCL - Introduction to toxicology

[SBIM1205]

[30h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Nathalie Delzenne, Philippe Hantson, Vincent Haufroid, Perrine Hoet, François Huaux, Dominique Lison(coord.), Pierre Wallemacq

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The student will be able to understand the objectives of toxicology and the different domains to which it is applied.

Main themes

The lessons will introduce the student to the different issues addressed by toxicologists, the methods used and the fields of application.

Content and teaching methods

The lessons are organised as a series of 90 min conferences dealing with different domains including:
Objectives of toxicology
Clinical toxicology and poison control center
Analytical toxicology, exposure biomonitoring and metabolomics
Forensic toxicology
Regulatory toxicology
Ecotoxicology
Nanotoxicology
Genotoxicology
Reproduction toxicology
Industrial toxicology
Environmental toxicology
Food toxicology
Pharmaceutical toxicology
In vitro methods in toxicology

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Pre-requisite : basic education in biological or (bio)medical sciences
Evaluation : multiple choice exam.
Materials : a summary of the conferences is posted on icampus.