Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to have the following learning outcomes as defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge:
After completing the course the student can:
- Describe and explain the basic and fundamental structures, properties and metabolism of proteins, lipids and nucleic acids
- Make an outline and describe DNA replication, DNA repair, transcription of RNA, RNA splicing and processing, and translation of mRNA
- Describe the principles of signal transduction and gene regulation and be able to explain specific examples of these processes in detail
- Explain the energy metabolism in cells
- Describe how an antibody is build up and explain the antibody diversity in detail at the DNA and RNA levels
- Describe and carry out key experimental biochemical, molecular biological and biomedical methods related to syllabus
Skills
After completing the course the student can:
- Solve biomedical problems related to syllabus
- Perform selected laboratory and experimental analyses, and interpret the obtained result results
General competence
After completing the course the student can:
- Collaborate with fellow students in theoretical group work and practical laboratory exercises
- Demonstrate familiarity with the security rules in the subject