VSBI0222p Biology II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: RZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Augustin Svoboda, CSc., dr. h.c. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Roman Janisch, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Marie Kopecká, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Miroslav Gabriel, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. David Šmajs, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MVDr. Aleš Hampl, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vítězslav Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Stjepan Uldrijan, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Eva Horáčková (assistant)
Mgr. Hana Hříbková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Debora Ledahudcová (assistant)
Mgr. Petra Pospíšilová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Lucia Ráheľová (assistant)
Eva Skalová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc.
Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VSBI0222p/01: Mon 9:30–10:20 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
VSBI0222p/02: Mon 10:30–11:20 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VSBI0121c Biology I-pract.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course affords current informations about molecular genetics and general genetics including practical aplications.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to developmental biology, Molecular mechanisms of cell differentiation and death – relevance for cell pathologies, Basic principles and molecular mechanisms regulating early development of the mammals, Biology and use of stem cells, Growth factors and signal transduction, Introduction to cancer transformation, Structural DNA damage, epigenetic DNA modifications and repair mechanisms, Oncogenes and oncoviruses, Tumor supressor genes, Cancer stem cells, Gene therapy and biotherapeutics, Basics of bioinformatics, Milestones in biomedicine – some examples, Breakthrough of the year 2007 in molecular, cell or developmental biology with regard to biomedicine.
Literature
  • ALBERTS, Bruce. Základy buněčné biologie : úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Translated by Arnošt Kotyk. 2. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Espero Publishing, 2004, xxvi, 630. ISBN 8090290620. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Písemná zkouška. Studenti mají povinnost přinést s sebou ke zkoušce platnou ISIC kartu pro ověření totožnosti. Written test. The valid ICIS card is required to prove personal identity.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/biologie/Edu-under.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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