MBC.G3
Biochemistry II
MBC.G3
| Module description | |
| Module coordinator | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Heinzel |
| Requirements for module admission | None |
| Module is required for | Specialization module, project module, Master thesis project |
| Type of module | Basic module, compulsory |
| Frequency of offer (module cycle) | Yearly, winter and summer semester |
| Duration of module | 2 Semesters |
| Composition of module / types of components (lecture, exercise, seminar, practical training, excursion) | Lecture: 6 hours per week per semester Seminar: 1 hour per week per semester |
| Credit points (ECTS credits) | 10 cp |
Work load in hours:
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105 h 195 h |
| Contents | The module focuses on advanced concepts of regulatory mechanisms of intracellular and intercellular signal transduction (biochemistry of hormones, hormone receptors, hormonal regulation, signal transduction, membrane receptors, kinase cascades, crosstalk of intracellular signaling pathways, and impact of signaling pathways on cellular processes). Fundamental mechanisms of epigenetic regulation are covered as well. |
| Learning and qualification objectives | Improved understanding of advanced concepts of biochemistry and molecular cell biology with a focus on mechanisms of intracellular signal transduction, hormonal regulation in complex organisms, and epigenetic regulation. Critical analysis of recent publications, seminar presentation on a current topic of biochemistry or signal transduction. |
| Requirements for admission to module exam | Successful completion of the module requires regular attendance of the seminar. |
| Requirements for the award of credit points; exams (weighting of grades in %) | Three independent exams on the content of 3 lectures (each 25%) Seminar presentation (25%). |