Admission requirements
Core course in MSc Life Science and Technology, elective course MSc Chemistry.
For students with a BSc LST or equivalent, or for students who have passed Molecular Cell Biology (4423MOLCB) after 2020 or Cell Biology (4423CELBI) and Molecular Biology (4423MOLBI) in earlier years.
Description
Studies of in-vivo bio-molecular interactions are essential for our understanding of cellular functioning. Specific in-vivo interactions controlling different aspects of cellular function and physiology will be discussed in normal, healthy and disease-related, situations. A strong emphasis will also lie on chemical biology aspects of lysosomal storage diseases. Academic skills of writing, reading scientific articles and giving presentations are included.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students:
Will have in depth understanding of fundamental cell and molecular biology aspects of normal cell situations.
Will have in depth knowledge of fundamental principles of bio-molecular interactions underlying diseases and understanding of drug target finding relevant for developing novel drugs
Will have knowledge of the societal impact of cell biology for curing world-wide threatening diseases, such as lysosomal storage and other neurological diseases.
Can digest a scientific article from the literature, including details on how to perform research in relation to molecular pathways.
Will be able to write scientific mini-reviews based on recent cell biology/disease literature.
Will be able to present orally recent cell-biology/disease related literature
Will be able to understand the current disease-related cell biology literature that was not discussed
Timetable
Schedule information can be found on the website of the programmes.
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Lectures and instructions in scientific writing
Assessment method
Writing scientific essays (70%) and an oral presentation (30%)
Reading list
The course is based on recent articles, either review or research papers relevant for modern cell biology/molecular disease studies and papers of on-going related research in the LIC and in cooperating institutes
Slides presented during the courses
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
Remarks
Assignment deadlines are communicated via Brightspace.
According to OER article 4.8, students are entitled to view their marked examination for a period of 30 days following the publication of the results of a written examination. Students should contact the lecturer to make an appointment for such an inspection session.
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.