Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in bio-informatics and modelling (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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
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 learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Proficiency in French
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The theoretical courses will be given in the first quadrimester, generally the tuesday and wednesday at 10h30 until 12h00 during the ten first weeks.
Recommended or required readings
Reference book :
- Biologie cellulaire; exercices et méthodes. M. Thiry, P. Rigo et S. Racano. 2ème Ed. Dunod
Other interesying 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.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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