Period (from – till): 27 November 2023 - 8 December 2023 (BMS_P2_A)
Faculty:
M.F.A. Bierhuizen, PhD, UMCU, DH&L, Med. Physiology, lecturer and coordinator/examinator
T.P de Boer, PhD, UMCU, DH&L, Med. Physiology, lecturer
S. Haitjema, PhD, UMCU, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, lecturer
A.A.B. van Veen, PhD, UMCU, DH&L, Med. Physiology, lecturer
M.A. Vos, Professor, UMCU, DH&L, Med. Physiology, lecturer
E.L. Kessler, PhD, UMCU, DH&L, Exp. Cardiology, lecturer
Course description:
The course aims to familiarize master students with different molecular and cellular approaches applied in the study of the healthy and diseased heart. Lectures will be given on various aspects of cardiac disease, such as sex differences, PLN cardiomycopathy, Ca
2+ regulation and data science. Moreover, the molecular basis of arrhythmias (either inherited or acquired) will be featured from different view points as well. This theoretical part will be concluded with a written exam. Students will further have to work on an assignment on one of these subjects and present their results in both a written report and presentation.
Literature/study material used:
Recent reviews and original articles on the different topics.
Registration:
You can register for this course via
Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found
here on the Students' site.
The maximum number of participants is 50. Students enrolled in the master programme Cardiovascular Health and Disease have priority.
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
No.
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes, for students with a cardiovascular interest.
Prerequisite knowledge:
Basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology (level: Silverthorn's Human Physiology book, eigth edition) is expected.