Biomedical Challenges
Full course description
Biomedical Science helps us understand living biological systems. The insight and lessons learned can be then used in designing medical interventions. Biomedical Science specifically translates knowledge from the natural sciences to medical applications. In this first course of the master programme students will be introduced to the diverse topics biomedicine deals with. The course will address the disease onset, progression, prevention, diagnostics, and therapies. The students will gain insight in diverse molecular processes that underlie diseases, the pathophysiology, risk factors and societal burden. Understanding of these fundamental principles is necessary to facilitate the development of diagnostics and therapies to better cope with the diseases.
Course objectives
The course’s Intended Learning Goals (ILOs):
ILO1 Distinguish different mechanisms and factors behind molecular dysfunction in
- Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
- Mental and neurodegenerative disorders
- Metabolic disorders including obesity and diabetes mellitus
- Disease of choice in the context of the group work
ILO2 For aforementioned disorders describe the current knowledge of
- Etiology of disease including risk factors and lifestyle
- Biomolecular basis of disease
- Manifestation of the molecular dysfunction in the form of phenotype
- Diagnostics (including molecular read-outs)
- Innovative and personalized treatment options
ILO3 Elucidate challenges in aforementioned aspects of disease
ILO4 Work according to the scientific method
ILO5 Synthesize and present complex scientific information on state-of-the-art knowledge and challenges in biomedical field
ILO6 Explore future applications of biomedical knowledge