Medical Cell Biology

Aim

Knowledge and understandingOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Describe fundamental characteristics of the eukaryotic cell and the structures, properties and functions of biomolecules in cell systems
• Explain how basic physical and biochemical processes regulate cell function, growth and life cycle
• Describe the structure and fundamental functions of human tissues and organs
• Explain basic biomedical laboratory techniques

Skills and abilitiesOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Perform stoichiometric calculations and apply this in laboratory work
• Do risk assessment regarding laboratory work
• Use cell culture techniques

Judgement ability and approachAfter completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Apply basics in problem based learning
• Demonstrate a critical approach to seek relevant information and to identify knowledge regarding cell structure and function

Content

The course involves the study of elemental human medical cell biology that connects to physiology and medical applications, and thereby is an introduction to the programme. Foremost, the course comprise studies about cell structure and function including membranes, organelles and important biomolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Moreover, the structure of tissues and organs in the body is introduced together with basic biomedical methodology, with special focus on cell culturing. The aim is to give a fundamental understanding of human cell biology and physiology, in a medical perspective.

The course covers cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and medical physiology that is integrated with histology, biomedical laboratory methods, biomedical ethics and scientific approach.