Main Field of Study and progress level:
Molecular Biology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Three-grade scale
Responsible department: Department of Molecular Biology
Contents
The course will give extended knowledge of animal cell and developmental biology, focusing on the different processes active in the development of the organism. The course will also provide training in 'state of the art' techniques in developmental biology.
The course deals with the development of the cell, the organs, the organ systems and the organism. It includes the following three parts: (1) Fertilisation: origin of a new organism; embryonal stem cells. - (2) Gastrulation: the three germ layers; ectoderm, formation of the nervous system and epidermis; mesoderm, differentiation of sceletal muscle (myogenesis) and blood cells (hematopoesis); endoderm, development of the intestinal system.
- (3) Organogenesis: embryonal induction, inductive signalling, morphogenetic gradients, cell- and tissue-specific gene expression, and programmed cell death.
Required Knowledge
Special requirements: For those not being native English speakers, an internationally recognized test of English proficiency is required: IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 6.5 and no individual score below 5.5. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum score of 575 and a minimum TWE score of 4.5). TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum score of 90 and a minimum score of 20 on the Writing Section (equivalent to English B in Sweden) is required. Applicants who have at least two years of university studies in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, or the USA fulfil the requirement for English B. Alternatively, if the medium of instruction in the Bachelor education has been English, an attested copy certifying that would be sufficient.
Additional requirements are: Thirty ECTS-credits in Chemistry, with a minimum of 7,5 ECTS-credits in Biochemistry; 45 ECTS-credits in Life Sciences, including a minimum of 7.5 ECTS-credits in Genetics and in total a minimum of 22.5 ECTS-credits in Microbiology, Plant- and Animal Physiology, and Cell- and Molecular Biology; and practical experience of laboratory work, corresponding to a minimum of 30 ECTS-credits.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
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