University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
GBIO0021-2  Laboratory project

Duration :  40h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling, Research focus, 2nd year3
Lecturer :  Thomas Desaive, Liesbet Geris
Coordinator :  N...
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
  • 4D Microscopy : Overview and image analysis in Matlab
  • Synthetic Biology : Overview and implementation of a synthetic module in E. coli
  • Animal Ethics : Overview and discussion
Learning outcomes of the course :  
At the end of the course, the students will have acquired an overview of methods and experimental techniques used in biology. They will be capable of appreciating experimental work in biology and they will have the ability to process biological data.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
non-compulsory prerequisites and co-requisites
  • GBIO0002-1: Genetics and molecular biology
  • GBIO0020-1: Physiologie
  • GBIO0005-1: Introduction to neurosciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
The course will consist of ex-cathedra presentations, different biological laboratory projects and data processing involving Matlab.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
none
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Detailed individual reports (in the style of scientific publications) on each of the different topics (75%).
Oral exam discussing the lab reports in june and september (25%).
Detailed modalities:
  • Compulsory attendance to each of the laboratories
  • Detailed report (style scientific publication) of each of the laboratories (33% per lab).
  • Maximum of 7 pages, arial 12, line spacing single, 2-3 figures. Additional specifications will be given for each of the laboratories.
  • Send in the reports maximally 15 days after the laboratory has ended in electronic version (pdf) to Liesbet Geris.
  • Oral exam on the rapports and concepts of the laboratories in June and September
  • A missing report = 2nd exam period
  • Plagiarism = 2nd exam period
  • Possibility to redo the reports (not the laboratories themselves) for the 2nd exam period
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The course will take place in the 2nd quadrimester, the exact dates will be determined later.
The responsable persons for the different labs are:


  • 4D Microscopie : Agnès Noël, Liesbet Geris
  • Synthetic Biology : Bernard Joris, Liesbet Geris
  • Animal Ethics : Pierre Drion
Contacts :  
Liesbet Geris(E.Bullinger@ulg.ac.be B52/3, +2.549 )
tel: +32 4 366 Liesbet.Geris (at) ulg.ac.be(Liesbet.geris@ulg.ac.be )
 
 
Thomas Desaive tel: +32 4 3663733 tdesaive (at) ulg.ac.be(tdesaive@ulg.ac.be)



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