Cancelled Introduction to Molecular Bioscience
Course content
Interactive seminars and tutorials with leading scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Center Cluster will introduce a range of current research in biomedicine and biotechnology: including cutting-edge cellular, molecular, and computational approaches to investigation of disease-related proteins and their function, stem cell biology; regulation of metabolism, and cell factory engineering. Participants will discuss important questions within these research areas with expert researchers during the seminars and tutorials, and will develop ideas for interdisciplinary research projects.
MSc in Human Biology – elective course
MSc in Public Health Science – elective course
MSc in Health Informatics – elective course
MSc in Health Science – elective course
Open for other MSc and PhD students in Natural Sciences or Health and Medical Sciences.
After completing the course the student is expected to:
Knowledge
- Describe the state-of-the-art for the following research areas:
- Protein research
- Stem cell biology
- Regulation of metabolism
- Bioengineering
Skills
- Discuss important questions within these research areas
- Develop ideas for collaborative projects within these research areas
- Review topics of interest within these research areas
Competencies
- Explain topics of interest within these research areas
- Evaluate ideas for research projects and experiments
Scientific seminars and discussion with teachers (who are Group
Leaders working in the research areas covered); one-on-one
tutorials with teachers working in areas of interest; and
preparation of a two-part written assignment (a short summary of
interests followed, after tutorials, by a detailed literature
review and hypothesis-driven exploration of a scientific question
of own choice).
Note that a version of this course is offered to both MSc and PhD
students. It is also part of the Copenhagen Bioscience PhD pre-doc
curriculum. All students attend seminars together, but different
assignments are set for MSc and PhD to ensure that the course is
appropriate for different academic levels.
Recommended scientific literature will be given before/during the course.
The course and assessment are entirely in English: students must be able to understand, speak, read and write scientific English at a high level.
A completed Bachelor degree within the Biomedical and Natural Sciences (e.g. biology, biochemistry, molecular biomedicine, medicine, or similar).
Students will get individual oral feedback on their ideas for the topic of the final paper, and will then receive some written or oral feedback on the final written paper.
Open for credit transfer students and other external students.
Apply here:
Credit transfer students: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/for-students/credit-transfer-students/
Other external students: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/student-mobility/guest-students/
- ECTS
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Course participationWritten assignment
- Type of assessment details
- Students must attend and actively participate in tutorials and
seminars.
Written assignments:
(1) Short, informal summary of research areas covered by the seminars and own interests within those research areas
(2) Final paper comprising a detailed literature review and hypothesis-driven exploration of a scientific question of own choice (with guidance and assessment from tutorials with course teachers) - Exam registration requirements
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Must be registered for the course and have participated in all seminars and tutorials to be eligible to submit the written assignment. Overall assessment is based on both participation and the written assignment.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
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Seminars: 8 full days during Weeks 36-38
Tutorials: c. 5 hours between Week 38-44
Exam (final paper deadline): c. Week 45
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve a course certificate, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Describe the state-of-the-art for the following research areas:
- Protein research
- Stem cell biology
- Regulation of metabolism
- Bioengineering
Skills
- Discuss important questions within these research areas
- Develop ideas for collaborative projects within these research areas
- Review topics of interest within these research areas
Competencies
- Explain topics of interest within these research areas
- Evaluate ideas for research projects and experiments
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 12
- Project work
- 50
- Seminar
- 60
- Guidance
- 5
- English
- 127
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SHUA13056U
- ECTS
- 5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedulegroup
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Seminars: 8 full days during weeks 36-38
Tutorials: c. 5 hours between weeks 38-44
Exam (final paper deadline): c. week 45 - Capacity
- 20 spots available for MSc students
- Studyboard
- Study Board for Human Biology, Immunology and Neuroscience
Contracting department
- Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW)
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
- Center for Protein Research
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Joshua Mark Brickman (15-777c8075826e3b6f7f7670787a6e7b4d80827b713b78823b7178)
- Amelia Green (12-6b776f76736b38717c6f6f784a7d7f786e38757f386e75)
Teacher
Course directors:
Joshua Brickman, NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine, UCPH
Manimozhiyan Arumugam, NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research,
UCPH
Jakob Nilsson, NNF Center for Protein Research, UCPH
Morten Nørholm, NNF Center for Biosustainability, DTU
Course organizers:
Amelia Green
Teachers:
Experienced researchers and Group Leaders from the Novo Nordisk
Foundation Center for Protein Research (SUND, UCPH), Novo Nordisk
Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (SUND, UCPH), Novo
Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW (SUND,
UCPH) and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (at
DTU):
http://www.cpr.ku.dk/
http://renew.ku.dk/
http://cbmr.ku.dk/
http://www.biosustain.dtu.dk/
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