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BMB837: Conversion class in biochemistry and molecular biology (10 ECTS)

STADS: 01016801

Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible

Email: r.p.cox@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Monday	10-12	U68	50
Common	I	Monday	12-14	U68	50
Common	I	Wednesday	14-16	U143	40-41,46,49
Common	I	Wednesday	12-14	U60	41,47-48
Common	I	Wednesday	12-14	U149D	43-45
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U149D	43-45
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U143	46
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U74	47-48
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U146	49
Common	I	Friday	12-14	U68	50

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Prerequisites:
Acceptance to Computational Biomedicine. A bachelor degree in computer science, math or similar.

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction

The course is a “conversion class” for students with a bachelor degree in computer science, mathematics, or similar. The course will provide the student with basic knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry and cell biology at a university level, and illustrate the intersection of the fields.

The course will, based on the chemistry, give an introduction to central biological topics within cell biology. The course will focus on the organic chemistry of biological macromolecules and general concepts and regulatory mechanisms in biochemistry and molecular biology.

The course is for computational biomedicine students who have a background in computer science, math or similar and builds on the competences acquired from these studies. The course gives the necessary chemical and biological foundation to study more advanced biochemistry and molecular biology topics, as well as integrate these with other relevant fields.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

Give knowledge and understanding of theories and experimental methods within the central fields of biochemistry, molecular biology and biomedicine.
Give knowledge of the scientific terminology, within the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology
Give the competence to understand how scientific knowledge is produced via theory and experiment.
Give skills to investigate specific biological phenomena theoretically and experimentally.

Expected learning outcome

The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:

Describe the cell and the function of vital organelles
Describe cell division
Explain the meaning of different types of chemical bonds
Identify simple molecules and ions
Use Le Chateliers principle of chemical equilibrium and carry out calculations of pH
Read and write organic structure formulas and recognize functional groups
Use the principles of chemical nomenclature for simple organic molecules
Explain the terms hydrophil and hydrophobe, recognize molecules with these properties and relate these terms to structure and organization
Name common functional groups in organic molecules account for their reactions
Recognize and name functional groups in biological macromolecules.
Show non-covalent forces in biological macromolecules and account for the importance of the forces on structure
Know the common chemical reactions in metabolic pathways
Account for the flow of genetic information in a cell, including the regulation of gene expression.
Integrate knowledge from chemistry, biology and biochemistry.
Relate theoretical knowledge to practical experiments and observations

Subject overview

The following main topics are contained in the course:

Cell structure and biomembranes
Cell cycle, meiosis and mitosis
Concepts of chemical binding and molecular structure
Hydrocarbons, functional groups and nomenclature
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties
Chemical equilibrium, including acids and bases
Organic chemical groups and their reactions
Biological macromolecules, structure and function
Metabolism
Information flow from gene to protein

Literature
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
Ingen

Assessment and marking:
A closer description of the exam rules will be posted under 'Course Information' on Blackboard.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 20 hours
Skills training phase: 20 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 20 hours

Educational activities
Work in study groups.Educational form
This course will be conducted as a study group, where the topics will be dependent on the prior knowledge of the students.

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Remarks
The course cannot be chosen by students who: have taken FF503, FF504 or FF507.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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