AIM

Teaching the basic structures and functions of an eukaryotic cell and the principles of medical genetics

CONTENT OF THE COURSE

Cell organization, Structure and function of macromolecules, DNA replication, repair and recombination, Chromosomes and the regulation of gene expression, From DNA to proteins, Intracellular signaling, Membrane structure and transport, The cytoskeleton, Cell communication, Cell division and its regulation, Basic techniques for the study of the cell, Mendelian heredity, Population genetics, Cytogenetics, Molecular genetics of human diseases, Cancer genetics, Gene therapy.

EDUCATIONAL METHODS

• Lectures.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION 

• Successful final examinations.