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2025-2026 / CHIM0716-1

From gene to protein

Duration

12h Th, 24h Pr, 12h AUTR

Number of credits

 Master in bioengineering: chemistry and bio-industries, professional focus6 crédits 

Lecturer

Magali Deleu, Patrick Fickers, Malik Hamaïdia, Sébastien Massart, Martine Schroyen, Luc Willems

Coordinator

Luc Willems

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

The teaching unit includes carrying out a research project based on laboratory experiments. Using model systems (microorganisms, plant cells, and animal cells), the student will discover a set of molecular and bioinformatics analysis techniques that make it possible to clone a gene from a biological sample and characterize the corresponding protein. The project will involve molecular analysis techniques (nucleic acid, protein, and/or bioinformatics technologies).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Address all the molecular approaches currently developed by a bioengineer in the study and cellular characterization of prokaryotes and eukaryotes with a view to their exploitation and valorization. These approaches include genetic and genomic, biochemical, bioinformatic, and proteomic aspects, with an immunological component. At the end of this multidisciplinary module, students should be able to understand, master, implement, and design the workflow of molecular approaches in complex biological problems related to agricultural sciences and biological engineering. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to optimize existing processes in applied chemistry and biology in order to meet specific contexts.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

CHIM0715-1 Applied Genoproteomics
BIOL2015-3 Molecular biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Learning concepts will be mainly in the form of practical works organized inside the platform of molecular biology and associated laboratories.

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

- The attendance at the exercice sessions and practicals is mandatory.

- The experimental data will be analyzed and interpreted to draft a report.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Recent publications of the scientific literature, books.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Further information:

- written report

- oral presentation of the report

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Practicals will be organized on-site in the molecular biology laboratory.

The research project will be presented orally.

Contacts

Professor Martine Schroyen and Luc Willems

Martine.Schroyen@uliege.be

luc.willems@uliege.be

 

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