Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) (Transitional programme) | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The general objective of the course is to define the concept of epigenetics and to introduce its importance in different biological processes. More specifically, the course is structured around the following sections:
Section 1: 'From genotype to phenotype: importance of epigenetics in biodiversity'
Section 2: 'The molecular mechanisms of epigenetic control of gene expression'
Section 3: 'The roles of epigenetics in developmental homeostasis'
Section 4: 'The roles of epigenetics in the development of immune memory'
Section 5: 'The roles of epigenetics in the development of pathologies'
Section 6: 'Epigenetics and heredity'
Section 7: 'The therapeutic perspectives of epigenetics and current research'
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Define the concept of epigenetics and use the appropriate vocabulary
- Define the main molecular epigenetic mechanisms that affect gene expression
- Illustrate the biological importance of epigenetics with specific examples
- Discuss the inheritance of epigenetics
- Develop a critical thinking on a given related article
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course will be organized via 'collaborate'
Recommended or required readings
Power point support will be provided with annotated slides
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Exam with open questions
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Bénédicte Machiels (FNRS Research associate),
bmachiels@uliege.be
Bât B43bis, FMV, Avenue de Cureghem 10, quartier vallée 2, Uliège