Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of the course is to provide the students with an integrated view on the diversity and the role of ion channels and to link the electrophysiological and pharmacological properties to the structure of the proteins that constitute the ion channels.
The course will be subdivided in 5 parts
- History and nomenclature of ion channels
- Electrophysiological methods
- Structure of voltage-dependent ion channels and receptor channels
- Electrophysiological characteristics of ion channels under normal and pathological conditions
- Drugs and ion channels
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Gain the tools and the technical knowledge to be able to read an article in the field of electrophysiology and neuroscience in general
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration of some electrophysiological experiments
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Fridays from 14h00 - 16h00 in the meeting room of the GIGA-Neurosciences (B36 +1)
Recommended or required readings
Powerpoint presentations of the lessons and scientific articles
Reference: From Molecules to Networks: An introduction to cellular and molecular neuroscience.
J.H. Byrne & J.L. Roberts
Elsevier Academic Press
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Dr. Lucien Bettendorff
Research Director, F.R.S.-FNRS
GIGA-Neurosciences
Tel.: 04 366 59 67
L.Bettendorff@ulg.ac.be
Prof. Vincent Seutin
Professor
GIGA-Neurosciences
Tel.: 04 366 25 25
V. Seutin@ulg.ac.be