NBIK24002U Molecular Mechanisms in Metabolic Disease
MSc Programme in Biology
MSc Programme in Biology with a minor subject
MSc Programme in Molecular Biomedicine
MSc Programme in Biochemistry
MSc Programme in Human Physiology
MSc Programme in Human Physiology with a minor subject
The course covers cutting edge experimental and theoretical knowledge within metabolic research and the role of metabolic adaptation and dysfunction in disease development. The course provides the student with in-depth knowledge on the regulatory networks that control intracellular metabolism and how changes in these contribute to the development of metabolically driven diseases such as obesity and diabetes as well as related co- morbidities.
The student will obtain up to date knowledge within metabolic
research that has application both in academia and the
pharmaceutical sector. The focus will be on reading, understanding,
presenting and discussing current literature. The student will
through interpretation and evaluation of research findings gain
understanding of experimental design and methods frequently used in
metabolic research.
Knowledge:
The student will obtain detailed knowledge and a solid foundation
within selected fields of metabolism, covering areas such as
mitochondrial function, bioenergetics, regulation of substrate
choice and metabolic control of transcription. The student will
gain knowledge of how these processes contribute to the control of
whole body metabolism and development of diseases such as diabetes
and obesity.
Skills:
The student will obtain detailed theoretical knowledge within the
field of metabolism. The student will be able to integrate and
interpret metabolically related knowledge and experimental findings
related to both health and disease. The student will understand
experimental design and commonly used methods in metabolic
research.
Competences:
The student will be able to integrate and interpret metabolically related knowledge and experimental findings related to both health and disease. The student will be able to design hypothesis-driven experiments to test metabolically related research questions. Moreover, the student will be able to present and discuss scientific papers and experimentally obtained data.
See Absalon.
Cellular and Integrative Physiology is a relevant complementary course to follow alongside this course, but is not required.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 150
- Exercises
- 33
- Exam
- 3
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- On-site written exam, 3 hours under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- The on-site written exam is an ITX exam.
See important information about ITX-exams at Study Information, menu point: Exams -> Exam types and rules -> Written on-site exams (ITX) - Aid
- All aids allowed
If not selected for ITX exam:
Exam problems will be handled out in paper format, and you must answer the problems on exam paper, which is available at your desk and from the invigilators in your exam room.
As the exam is an ITX-exam, the University will make computers available to students at the ITX-exam.
Students are not permitted to bring digital aids like computers, tablets, calculators, mobile phones etc.
Books, notes, and similar materials can be brought in paper form or uploaded before the exam and accessed digitally from the ITX computer. Read more about this at Study Information
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
- Re-exam
Oral examination, 30 minutes with no preparation time and no aids allowed.
Criteria for exam assesment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK24002U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- CMonday afternoon and Wednesday
- Course capacity
- 80
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Henriette Pilegaard (hpilegaard@bio.ku.dk)
- Jakob Grunnet Knudsen (jgknudsen@bio.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Jakob Grunnet Knudsen, Anders Gudiksen, Henriette Pilegaard, Jacob B. Hansen