Cell and molecular biology: experimental systems [ WSBIM2112 ]

There is no specific prerequisite for this course. There is no specific prerequisite for this course.

Several experimental models with their own distinct advantages are used in research. This course proposes an overview of the eight experimental models that are most often used in research. The course will provide information about how these model organisms contributed to major discoveries in the past and continue to be important tools in research.

Provide an overview of several experimental models used in fundamental research: bacteria, yeasts, plant, C. elegans worm, D. rerio zebrafish, drosophila, mouse and Xenopus. 

The exam will be a written test.

The course will be organized into 3h-sessions and will be given by specialized teachers coming from UCL and other Belgian universities. Powerpoint presentations will be proposed and will next be available on icampus website. There will be no syllabus.