Study Programmes 2016-2017
SBIM0430-1  
Methods in vivo and in vitro concerning gastrointestinal tract
Duration :
15h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Olivier Peulen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Methods in vivo and in vitro concerning gastrointestinal tract brings to 2nd year students in Biomedical Sciences Master some practical information regarding the experimental study of the gastrointestinal tract.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Main aims of the teaching can be:
- Gastric cell models - Pancreatic cell models - Intestinal cell models - Measure of digestive motility - Enzymatic assays in the GIT: methods, interpretation and applications - In vivo methods for macromolecular intestinal permeability assays - Ex vivo and in vitro methods for macromolecular intestinal permeability assays - Analysis of intestinal integrity - Analysis of colic flora The topics will be defined regarding student interests.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
General Biochemistry and General Physiology
Biology of the gastrointestinal tract and nutrition
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
to be defined regarding the number of students.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
None
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Olivier Peulen
Metastasis Research Laboratory
CHU - Tour de Pathologie B23
Tél: 04/366.37.92
E-mail: Olivier.Peulen@ulg.ac.be