2020-2021 / SBIM0472-1

In vivo methodology in neuroscience

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Rachelle Franzen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course describes experimental models used in neurobiology research to study neurological diseases, applied to drosophila, mouse, rats and zebrafish.




  • Alzheimer disease
  • Parkinson disease
  • epilepsia
  • multiple sclerosis
  • Huntington disease
  • spinal cord injury
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • stroke

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Main goals:

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- 6 periods of courses (ex-cathedra)
- 3 periods of inverted or flipped classroom, with oral presentations by the students, on a selected subjects.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

presentiel

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

review of the literature on a selected subject

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

  • 40% for the oral presentation, including active participation to the discussions
  • 60% for the written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dr. Franzen Rachelle
Assistant professor - Neuroanatomy
rfranzen@uliege.be