Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Animal cell culture | ||
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Duration :
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| 12h Th, 8h Pr, 4h FT | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Daniel Portetelle | ||
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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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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| Introduction: the use of animal cell culture Biology of the cultured cells The cell culture laboratory and its requirements Laboratory safety and biohazards The culture environment: substrate, gas phase, medium and temperature Basic cell culture techniques Quality control and biosafety of handling cells Specialized techniques Specific cell types and their requirements: a survey Implications of animal cell culture in microbiology for growing of specific bacteria, virology for animal viruses, immunology and biotechnology; use in viability, cytotoxicity and modern toxicology as an alternative for animal experiment. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Overview of the basics of animal cell culture Overview of their utilization and applications in microbiology, virology, biotechnology, immunology, modern toxicology and quality control After completing the course the student is expected to - know and control in vitro culture parameters - use in vitro culture basic techniques. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Concepts of cellular and molecular biology of animal cells | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 12h Practical and personal works : 8h Field-study trip and visits : 4h | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Culture of animal cells (Freshney R.I.,ed.), 6°ed., 2010, Willey-Liss, New York, 576 pages
Text notes and Handbook
http://www.invitrogen.com/cellculturebasics.
PowerPoint available on line. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (80%) Personal report (20%) | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Portetelle, Daniel (Professeur ordinaire - Chef de service)
Microbiologie et Génomique
081 62 23 54
daniel.portetelle@ulg.ac.be |
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Items online :
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 | Notes on line PowerPoint on ecampus. Electronic version of articles on MyULg. |
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