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PHYS-F512

Molecular motors and stochastic processes

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Pierre GASPARD (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Theory of stochastic processes; thermodynamics of small systems; non-equilibrium fluctuation relations; mechano-chemical coupling; the FoF1-ATPase rotary motor; the myosin-actin, kinesin-microtubule, and dynein-microtubule linear motors; transmission processes of genetic information.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

The goal of the course is to give an overview of current knowledge on molecular motors and the tools for their modelization.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and exercices

Other information

Contacts

Pierre Gaspard

E-mail: Gaspard.Pierre@ulb.be

Campus

Plaine

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral examination

Oral examination

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)


Oral examination 100%.

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english
  • (if applicable french )

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