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| LABO0433-2 | Modern Morphological Methods in Biomedical Research
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Roland Greimers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Quantitative cytometry: individual analysis of a large number of cells by two complementary approaches including the detection of rare cells of a great biological interest (cancer cells).
1) image cytometry: presentation on all optical microscopes, confocal, phase, fluorescence, interference, electronic, and morphomathematical analysis of the images acquired by these instruments: image segmentation, binary morphometry, the watershed transformation , Fourier analysis, cell identification, counting and measurements of morphometric parameters.
2) Flow cytometry: analysis multifluorescence and high-speed sorting of thousands of cells per second. Multicolor immunofluorescence, cell cycle, calcium flux. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| functionnal principles of the different apparatus and methods |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| no prerequisite |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| oral présentation |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| nothing |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| oral exam with open book: any notes are authorized; discussion of understanding. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| NULL |
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Organizational remarks :
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| NULL |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Roland Greimers
E-mail: Roland.Greimers@chu.ulg.ac.be
Tél: 04/366.24.12 |
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