Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Scientific skills
• In response to situations and aware of the methodological limitations: - Use common techniques of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, studies of tissues and organs (i.e. link a macroscopic phenomenon to microscopic processes). - Use an experimental device in a biological model, know and use the concepts and techniques of animal physiology.
• Be familiar with biomedical science research tools, including bioinformatics tools.
• Appropriately select measuring instruments, analyse and process the signal obtained
• Use basic mathematical tools
• Be a responsible researcher: - Know how to base their reasoning on data obtained from scientific literature. - Know how to integrate an ethical dimension in their reasoning. - Be loyal (to the facts, to the team, and to intellectual property). - Do not tamper with results. - Do not exploit the work of others. - Demonstrate experimental rigor.
• Professional integration skills
• Work in teams in different contexts including with people from different disciplines, integrate, fit in, collaborate, communicate and report
• Be in a hierarchical and professional environment, identify their skills and follow procedures, legislation, standards, among other security and safety measures
• Work independently: - Get organised, manage time and priorities, assess themself. - Master assessment methods. - Continue learning individually, prepare to educate themselves throughout life. - Demonstrate abstract thinking. - Be introduced to project management. - Show initiative.
• Demonstrate their ability to research, analyse and synthesise: - Research, analyse, use different sources of information and materials related to biomedical sciences, format them to draw up a summarised document, produced and broadcast them on digital media. - Carry out a study, identify and raise an issue in a predefined context, build and develop an argument, interpret the data and results, develop an overview, and propose extensions. - Question themselves, think critically, debate, and defend their ideas.
• Master written and oral scientific expression. Be independent in writing and show that they can communicate their thoughts, reason and organise their knowledge
• Make a presentation illustrating arguments adapted to the object, the circumstances and the public: speak in public
• Master scientific English: - Present scientific results, orally and in writing. - Answer scientific questions in English

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able to understand the importance of organelle's communication for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and the role of these processes in the development or progression of diseases such as metabolic diseases.

 

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The course content will focus on the central role of mitochondria in cellular homeostasis: its biogenesis, dynamics and functions. Then, the communication processes between the mitochondria and other organelles will be discussed: mitochondria-ER; mitochondria-nucleus; mitochondria-lysosome; mitochondria-peroxysome. Finally, the concept of mechanotransduction will be discussed in the course.
 

Prior Experience

Not applicable