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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
BIOL0203-1  Introduction to cell biology

Duration :  20h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling, Research focus, 1st yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Marc Thiry
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
First part : The structural basis of the life
1. The chemical composition of the living creatures
2. The structure of the living creatures
3. The cell periphery
4. The cell nucleus
5. the endoplasmic reticulum
6. The Golgi apparatus
7. The lysosomes
8. The peroxysomes
9. The mitochondria
10.The Chloroplasts
11.The cell filaments
12.Comparison between the procaryotic cell and the eucaryotic cell
Second Part : The life continuity
13.The cell multiplication
14.The reproduction of organisms
Learning outcomes of the course :  
This course of " introduction of cell biology" will be devoted to the study of the structure and the functions of the cell, common denominator of the life matter. The modalities of cell multiplication and reproduction will be also examined.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Proficiency in French
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The theoretical courses will be given in the first quadrimester, the tuesday and wednesday at 10h30 until 12h00 in the amphitheatre 300 (building B7a) during the eight first weeks.
Recommended or required readings :  
Reference books :
- Biologie générale. P. Van Gansen Ed. Masson
- Biologie cellulaire. M. Maillet. Ed. Masson
- Biologie et physiologie cellulaires. A. Berkaloff et al. Ed. Hermann
- Une visite de la cellule vivante. Ch. De Duve. Ed. De Boeck
Assessment methods and criteria :  
An examination in the form of a oral test will be organized in the beginning of January.
Contacts :  
Thiry Marc
Laboratory of cell biology
Institut A. Swaen (Building L3) 20, rue de pitteurs, 4020 Liège or Center of Cell and molecular Neurobiology, CHU (Building B36), firth floor of pharmacy tower, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège


Phone number : 32 4 3665166
E-mail : mthiry@ulg.ac.be


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