Key words
Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics
Objectives
The biotechnology goes far by technical innovations towards improvements of the environment and the circumstances of live.
More specific will gene technology improve certain gene expression levels, will lead to new products and will benefit lots of other sciences ( medicine, agriculture, …)
Topics
Organic synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids in solution or on a carrier.
Constructions of recombinants : vector, clones, genomic library.
Production systems of recombinant proteins.
Protein modification.
Gene therapy.
Transgenic animals and plants.
In the practical courses :
Separation, purification and characterisation of nucleic acids.
Activation of gene expression.
Transformation techniques, selection and detection of transformed cells and isolation of expression products.
Prerequisites
Profound knowledge of enzymology, molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry.
Final Objectives
AWC1, AWC2, AWC3 and SC4, SC6
The student should be able to analyse and solve practical problems by linking them to the course curriculum.
An ability to interpret results and to state them in the right context is expected, together with the ability of detecting errors and fallacies.
Materials used
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The book ‘Molecular Cell Biology’ edited by Lodish et all. (Freeman Company last Edition).
Teacher’s course for practical and theoretical course.
Study costs
Cost: 70 EUR for the book and € 9 for the teacher course.
Study guidance
Possibility to consult the teacher after the lecture or by appointment.
Electronic: http://docent.hogent.be
Teaching Methods
Lectures and exercises.
Assessment
Oral examination for the theoretical course : 75 %
Permanent evaluation for de exercises : 25 %
A weighted average is used to compute the final score for a training item.
However, if a student gains a score of 7 or less on 20 on one of the different courses (parts of training items), he proves that his skill for certain subcompetences is insufficient. Consequently, one can turn from the arithmetical calculation of the final assignment of quotas of a training item and the new marks can be awarded on consensus.
Lecturer(s)
Katrien Strubbe
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