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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 Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Haya Loberboum-Galski,
Prof Ann Saada Reisch,
Prof Ehud Cohen,
Prof Ophry Pines,
Prof Michael Berger
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:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 76 %
Mid-terms exams 24 %
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