3.0 credits
22.5 h
2q
Teacher(s)
Constantinescu Stefan ;
Pierreux Christophe ;
Bommer Guido ;
Collet Jean-François (coordinator) ;
Language
Français
Main themes
Methodologies currently discussed are (1) principles and methods of protein purification, including the calculation of a purification table; (2) principles, applications and safety rules in the use of radioactivity as a tool in biochemistry and cell biology; (3) principles and applications of cell culture; (4) the physical basis, methods, potentials and limitations of analytical subcellular fractionation ; and (5) morphological methods, with emphasis on molecular tracking in fixed and living cells
Aims
To get a critical grasp on a few essential methodologies in cell and molecular biology, on which teachers have a special expertise. The course primarily aims at the understanding of basic principles and inherent limitations, so as to help students in selecting the most appropriate approach to address a specific question. This teaching further demands the quantitative analysis of the observations and the differentiation between warranted and unjustified conclusions from a particular experiment
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
protein purification; radioactivity as a tool in research; cell culture; subcellular fractionation; molecular tracking in fixed and living cells.
Other information
Prerequisite : cell biology and general biochemistry
Calendar : second quadrimester, each Thursday, from 14:00 to 15 :45 at ICP 75-1.
Individual support : printed notes
Examination : quantitative analysis of new data obtained with one or several of described methods and usually presented in English; testing of their understanding
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