Welcome to theMolecular Medicine

course!

Registration• General information• Over-arching goals• Roll call• Course contents• Information about KS library• Coffee • Course evaluation HT 2009• Study design (research application)• Seminar assignment• Final examination• Study visit• Molecular Medicine - from bed to bench

Course leader: Rachel Fisher08-517 732 45 rachel.fisher@ki.se

Deputy course leader: Ewa Ehrenborg08-517 761 91 ewa.ehrenborg@ki.se

Teaching assistant: Louisa Cheung08-517 732 21 louisa.cheung@ki.se

Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine,Karolinska University Hospital, L8:02

Course secretary: Sofia AspDepartment of Medicine, Unit for Internal Medicine,Karolinska University Hospital, A3:0208-517 716 33 sofia.asp@ki.seOffice hours daily 9.00am - 3.00pm

Over-arching goals

• To integrate previously gained knowledge

• To stimulate team work

• To analyse, evaluate and interpret raw data

• To design a study and write a research application

• To provide “real life” experience

Roll call

Course set up

• Lectures usually 9am – 3pm (check venue!)• Labs/demonstrations/seminars usually in groups• Time scheduled for group work• Seminar assignment• Presentation of group work (research application) near

end of course• Study visit to AstraZeneca• Revision time (last timetabled activity 17th Dec)• Final written examination: 12th January

Course contents (15 hp/ECTS) Specific areas•Circulation, Ischemia,

Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes 4 w• Gastroenterology 1 w • Endocrinology 1 w• Respiration, asthma & allergy 1 w• Pathology 1 w• Clin immunology/Clin chemistry 1 w

9 w Assignments etc.• Molecular biology lab (incl. inter-professional experience)• Seminars• Research application• Study visit• Seminar assignment• Revision

Integrated

Course literature

• Text books from previous courses:

physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry,

molecular genetics, immunology

• Articles and links on the web page

• Lecture summary points (from lecturers)

Information about KS libraryBarbro Wiström

Lab “Methods in Molecular Biology”

Lectures, demos, labs, exam

Research plan

Seminar assignment

Pathology seminars

Labs and Demonstrations • Lab: “Methods in Molecular Biology –

Theory and Practice”(3/11, 16-18/11, 23-25/11, 30/11-2/12, 7/12 (statistics), 10/12)

• Angiography demonstration (15/11)

• Lung/allergy demonstration (9/11)

• Blood grouping lab (8-9/12)

Labs • You must bring your own lab coats!

• Some labs and demonstrations will be performed in active research labs- show consideration for those who work there

Pathology seminars • Pathology integrated into the course

• 3 seminars: Atherosclerosis (17-19/11)

Endocrinology (24-26/11)

Gastrointestinal (1-3/12)

• At HuddingeTeacher-led session (10 - 11am)Self-study (11am – 12noon, 1 - 2pm)Review with teacher (2 - 3pm)

Coffee

Course evaluation HT 2009Good

• Research application• Lab “Methods in Molecular Biology”• AstraZeneca, Göteborg• Course leaders/administration

Mixed• Clinical emphasis• Pathology seminars• Written assignment• Lecturers

Bad• Lack of a course text book• Some repetition within lectures• Too many lectures

New for HT 2010

• Many lectures removed• Seminar assignment (replace written assignment)• New Pathology seminar (GI)• Modified data analysis of Lab “Methods in

Molecular Biology”• Spread work load more evenly over course• Lighter schedule at end of course to allow time for

revision

Evaluation of the course

• We rely on your feedback to improve the course• Please give constructive feedback• Evaluation forms (online)• Cinema ticket voucher if all evaluation forms

completed + submitted!• Course councils

– with representatives 29/11– with whole class 16/12

Forms of feedback

feedforward assignments

Research

application

whole-class feedback

Methods in

mol biol

Research application

feedback on assignments & exam

Pre-submission guidance and feedback

Research application

editing and redrafting

Methods in

mol biol

reviewing progress with

students

Informing about feedback

Course language

• All literature in English

• Lectures in English

• All assignments may be written in either

English or Swedish

Research application• Group assignment

• Choose a specific issue to focus on

• Design a research project

• Write a research application

• Present the project orally

• Answer questions

• Team work

• Realistic exercise

Research application:groups and topics

• Groups 1-6 each split in 2

• 12 ”subgroups” of 3-4 people

• Each subgroup allocated a broad topic

• Detailed project chosen by the subgroup

• Discussions with and feed back from topic ”mentor”

Research application – broad topics

• Inflammation in cardiovascular disease

• Transcription factor regulation in inflammation

• Aneurysm

• Energy metabolism (endocrinology)

• Allergy

• Diabetes and co-morbidities

• Metabolism and cardiovascular disease

• Mesenchymal stem cells and bone formation

• Asthma

• Thrombosis and haemostasis

• Liver

• Proteoglycans and cardiovascular disease

2 topics/group, 3-4 people/research application

Research applicationtopic lottery

Seminar assignment

• Handed out at course start

• Group work / individual assessment

• Research based aspects, requires independent work

• Grading = pass / fail

• Replaces “Written Assignment”

Examination

• Final examination: Wednesday 12 January Grades A-F

Questions testing knowledge + understanding

Grading of the examination• F, Fx, E, D, C, B, A

• Goal-based assessment

• Evaluating the level of knowledge obtained NOT the amount of knowledge

• F, Fx = fail

• E = basic pass: identify, describe, list

• C, D = pass with merit: compare, explain connections, analyse, apply

• B, A = pass with distinction: theorise, hypothesise, reflect

PrestructuralF

UnistructuralFx

MultistructuralE

RelationalC, D

Extended abstractB, A

One relevantaspect

Several relevantindependent aspects

Integrated intoa structure

Generalized tonew domain

To pass the course …

• The student must obtain a grade of at least E for the written examination (5 hp)

• The student must also pass

– the seminar assignment (3 hp)

– the research application (3 hp)

– all labs, demonstrations, seminars (4 hp)

Replacement assignments

• When compulsory parts of the course are missed, there are replacement exercises

• If written, these must be handed in by the last day of the course (14 January 2011)

• Next opportunity for submission = next course (HT2011)

• Coach journey Thursday 13/1, 10.00am

• Eat dinner together

• Study visit Friday 14/1, 8.30am – 3.30pm

• Information + presentations

• Guided tour of labs

• Return journey, depart around 3.30pm

• Contribution of 250kr/person

AstraZeneca, Göteborg

• 6th December, 3pm

• Medicine Lecture Theatre (A6:04)

• Dan Grandér

Information about Masters Programme

Molecular Medicine:from bed to bench

• Important clinical contact

• Translational research

• Cross-disciplinary

• “From bench to bed and back again”

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