Human Biology 2
Module: Basic biomedical sciences relevant in dentistry
Matter: Genetics, Biochemicals and Molecular Biology
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.
Head instructor
Dr. Bernhard KNAPP - bknapp@uic.es
Dr. Miguel BAENA - mbaena@uic.es
Office hours
Dr. Bernhard Knapp (bknapp@uic.es)
Dr. Miguel Baena (mbaena@uic.es)
The aim of this subject is to introduce students to the main molecular bases of cellular communication. To understand the behaviour of the cells as non-isolated units integrated in tissue, it is essential to know what happens in their interior and how this activity is influenced by the surrounding medium. To this end, the students must know the cellular components, the transport mechanisms that regulate cell content, the signalling pathways that control mechanisms such as cell growth and proliferation, and the processes that can be triggered when this regulation is lost, such as in cancer. The final section of this subject, entitled "oral biology", goes deeper into those aspects of biochemistry and molecular and cell biology which directly affect dental practice as well as the understanding of the normal and pathological workings of the organs affected. In order to introduce to and familiarise the students with scientific research applied to dentistry, they will carry out a work of critical reading and understanding of a scientific paper, which will be presented at the end of the semester in the form of a poster. Related to this same objective, the course includes several practical sessions where the students will be introduced to, and carry out, some of the techniques used in both diagnosis and current biomedical research.
Knowledge of Biology and Biochemistry at sixth-form level.
Knowledge:
The aim of this course is to go deeper into the biochemical and molecular aspects upon which knowledge in any area of the health sciences is based.
On finishing this course, the student must know:
-The mechanism of communication between cells, the transmission of cellular signals, the molecular bases of division and cell death, and the biological mechanisms involved in cancer.
-The structure and composition of dental tissues.
-The basic principles that determine the inheritance of diseases affecting the oral and dental environment.
Intellectual and practical skills:
-Become familiar with the scientific method.
-Promote reasoning and the discussion of problems.
-Integrate knowledge into practical laboratory tasks.
-Know the main sources of information and resources available to update the knowledge acquired.
Attitude:
This is the last semester in which the student will take a compulsory subject of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It is therefore intended that the student, upon finishing this subject, has understood the importance of this area of knowledge in the development of the other subjects of the degree and the Health Sciences in general, since any pathology of living beings is defined ultimately at the biochemical and molecular level.
- Knowledge of the essential aspect of the basic Biology.
- Understand the scientific method
-Acquisition of the critical capacity to know the current available information based on scientific research in the field of Dentistry.
-Know the laboratory tests for diagnostic and became able to interpret the results.
Be familiar with the essential elements of basic biology on which dentistry is based.
Be familiar with the scientific method and acquire the critical ability to be aware of the most up-to-date information based on scientific research in the field of dentistry.
Be familiar with laboratory diagnostic tests, their diagnostic reliability and validity and be able to interpret their results.
ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY. Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. Garland Science. 4th edition, 2014.
Lehninger PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY. Nelson, D. L., Cox, M. M. W.H. Freeman and Company. 5th edition, 2008.
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