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Syllabus Mitrochondria: Molecular Metabolic and Medical Perspectives - 94864
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Last update 19-04-2020
HU Credits: 3

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Bio-Medical Sciences

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Ein Karem

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof. Haya Lorberboum-Galski
Prof. Ophry Pines

Coordinator Email: hayag@ekmd.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Prof Haya Loberboum-Galski,
Prof Ann Saada Reisch,
Prof Ronit Sharon,
Prof Ehud Cohen,
Prof Ophry Pines

Course/Module description:
Mitochondria play a major and critical role in cellular homeo- stasis – they participate in intracellular signaling, apoptosis and perform numerous biochemical tasks, such as pyruvate oxidation, the Krebs cycle, and metabolism of amino acids, fatty acids, nucleotides, steroids and more. Dys-regulated mitochondria are involved in numerous diseases/disorders. This course is dealing with the molecular, biochemical and medical aspects of the mitochondria

Course/Module aims:
To deal with an multidisciplinary
research field with the mitochondria as its main focus.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Having the ability to read and understand, via a criticism approach, scientific papers in the best international journals.
Having the ability to design experiments to approach complex scientific questions.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures of Teachers and students presentations on the last weeks of the course.

Course/Module Content:
Structure, biogenesis and dynamics of the mitochondria
Apoptosis and mitochondria
Mitochondria and aging
Mitochondria and neuro-degeneration
Mitochondrial diseases
Mitochondria and cancer


Required Reading:
Papers on selected course topics from the top international scientific journals

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 76 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 24 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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