To give knowlegde structural mechanisms such as cell skeleton and cell adhesion,to teach important cellular mechanisms such as cell division, cell cycle, apoptosis and fertilisation. Therefore to provide to students to design their own research during their Master of Science degree and upper levels
Cell Skeleton filaments, microtubules, actin and intermediate filaments
oral presentation
2. Week
Importance of the nucleation, microtubule elongation, actin polymerization
oral presentation
3. Week
Chemicals affecting filament elongation, actin nucleation, elongation and filament organisation
oral presentation
4. Week
focal adhesion and adhesion belts, desmosoms, 1st quiz
oral presentation
5. Week
Molecular motors, microtubule motor proteins, molecular mechanisms of cell movement
oral presentation
6. Week
Cell cycle, cell cycle control systems, molecular mechanism of the cell cycle in yeast, growth factors and cell proliferation, apoptosis 2nd quiz
oral presentation
7. Week
Mechanism of the cell division, spindle formation, molecular characteristics of tanaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
oral presentation
8. Week
Cell adhesion types and their molecular fuctions, 1st midterm exam
oral presentation
9. Week
Gap junctions, plasmodesma, cell-cell adhesion, cadherins, selectins, 3rd quiz
oral presentation
10. Week
Extracellular matrix elements and their characteristics, GAGs, hyluronan and proteoglicans
oral presentation
11. Week
Collagen, fibril organisation, elastin, 4th quiz
oral presentation
12. Week
Molecular structure and function of the fibronectin, extracellularmatrix glicoproteins, 2nd midterm exam
oral presentation
13. Week
Basal lamina, structure of the integrins and their types
oral presentation
14. Week
Germ cells and fertilisation
oral presentation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
30
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To apply all knowledge about basic sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology to all problems in molecular biology and genetics
PO-2
To be able to identify, model and produce solutions against to problems related to molecular biology and genetics
PO-3
To start a procedure, proceed and finalize about determined problem by using analytical techniques
PO-4
To be able to understand all knowledge about living organisms which is main subject of molecular biology and genetics
PO-5
To contribute scientific research and development and add further information
PO-6
To be able to analyze data, design an experiment and proceed and annoate the results
PO-7
To be able to use current techniques and analysis methods in molecular biology and genetics
PO-8
To be able to be a part of a team in disciplinary or multidisciplinary, national or international public problems focused projects and use at least one foreign language for vocational purposes
PO-9
To be able to behave individually, take initiative and creativity skills
PO-10
To communicate briefly and clear using oral or written presentation skills to present individual working performance and independent decisions
PO-11
To carry responsibility to vocational and ethical issues
PO-12
To be aware about quality assessment
PO-13
To adopt in principle the importance of life-learning subject and graduate self-development by following new literature about field and apply current knowledge
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To learn molecular structures, mechanisms and molecular functions of cell skeleton elements
LO-2
To learn molecular mechanisms of the cell cycle related with cell viability and apoptosis
LO-3
To learn the molecular mechanism of the cell division mechanism
LO-4
To learn cell adhesion types, extracellular matrix elements and their relations
LO-5
To learn germ cells structures and mechanisms druing cell division
