Modèles cellulaires et animaux et FSTAL module 1

The key topics covered in the learning activity are listed below.

Cellular models: embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells.

Animal models:

• Unicellular eukaryotes: Sacccharomyces cerevisiae and Sacccharomyces pombe

• Pluricellular eukaryotes:

  • invertebrates (Caenorabditis elegans and Drosophilia melanogaster)

  • non-mammalian vertebrates (Danio rerio, Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis)

  • mammalian vertebrates (Mus musculus)

To provide general and actual knowledge in main cellular and animal models relevant in biotechnology and medicine.

• ex-cathedra teaching in French with visual aid by PowerPoint

• podcasts

Contribution to the teaching profile

The teaching unit contains one learning activity entitled"Cellular and animals models" taught by 3 different teachers.

Contacts

Catherine LEDENT cledent@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

independent written examination for each part of the learning activity.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The final mark of the teaching unit is scored out of 20 and calculated as the arithmetic average of the scores for the 3 written examinations if all the scores are greater than or equal 10 with a tolerance for only one 8 or two 9 scores out of 20. If that condition is not fulfilled, the final mark of the teaching unit will be the lowest score.

Language(s) of evaluation

• french