Dr. Lisa Groenendaal-van Weert
Dr. Eric Kalkhoven
Prof. dr. Saskia van Mil
Dr. Maria Rodriguez-Colman
Prof. dr. Nanda Verhoeven
Dr. Esther Zaal
Guest speaker
Additional supervisors from UMCU Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics department, section Metabolic Diagnostics
Course content
The course Metabolic Pathways approaches metabolism and endocrinology from several different angles. Lectures and tutorials in the first week discuss the molecular mechanisms involved in regulating glucose, fat and protein homeostasis. Transcriptional regulation of metabolism will be discussed, as well as metabolic dysregulation in diseases like type 2 diabetes and cancer. Finally, the course will introduce metabolomics and other diagnostic tools for monogenetic and multifactorial metabolic diseases. Presentations by students and a written exam are part of this week. In the second week students have to develop a new research aim in a small group (3-5 students) and present this as a poster.
Literature/study material used:
Recent reviews and original articles
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 in total is 40. CS&D students have priority until a max of 20 participants.
Mandatory for students in Master’s programme:
CSDB: can be part of the 15 EC Theoretical Courses
Optional for students from other GSLS Master's programmes:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
A bachelor degree in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent. The student must have thorough knowledge of basic biochemistry, cell biology and physiology. Basic concepts of metabolism will be recapitulated at the beginning of the course. Students should be proficient in English, and be able to quickly grasp the main points of a research paper.