In-session seminar in molecular biology

Teacher(s)

Lemaigre Frédéric;

Language

English

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in cell and molecular biology, as taught in baccalaureate. Knowledge of methodology and techniques commonly used in cell and molecular biology.

Main themes

Students, individually or in pairs, select a research article from the recent literature. The paper must be published in a a peer-reviewed journal, in english; review papers are excluded. The teacher validates the students' selection. The paper forms the basis for the student's work.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The objective is to teach students how to build a research project in the field of cell and molecular biology.

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

The student (one student or a group of two students) first select(s) a research article from the recent literature. The paper must be published in a top-level peer-reviewed journal, in english; review papers are excluded. The student makes an appointment with the teacher who then validates the students' selection. The paper forms the basis for the student's work. Based on the selected paper, the students propose a follow-up of the research in the format of a research project. The project must be written with introduction, description of aims and methodology, and perspectives.
At the end of the teaching, the students must master the principles determining the construction of a research project.

Teaching methods

Tutorate: The teacher guides the students throughout the procedure. After discussion, the student submits a project which is corrected by the teacher. The student thengets the opportunity to submit a revised and final version.

Evaluation methods

The written project is evaluated on (i) originality , (ii) selection of methodology, (iii) coherence and biological relevance, (iv) quality of writing.

Other information

The project can be designed and written in french or english.

Faculty or entity

SBIM