Admission requirements
BPS and Life Science master students are eligible. Sufficient knowledge of human biology is required.
Description
This course aims at familiarizing the students with some of the recent developments at the interface of physics and engineering with biomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences.
Course objectives
The students will get an overview of the following topics:
Molecular biophysics: contributions and opportunities for biopharmaceutical sciences
Cell biophysics: contributions and opportunities for biopharmaceutical sciences
Systems biophysics for biopharmaceutical sciences
Nanotechnology for biopharmaceutical sciences
Chip-based assays and organ-on-a-chip for biopharmaceutical sciences
Theoretical biophysics and artificial intelligence for biopharmaceutical sciences
Timetable
The course is scheduled for March 2021.
The specific schedule for the course will be announced on Brightspace.
Mode of instruction
Lectures and self study.
Assessment method
The assessment comprises an exam (70% of final grade) and an individual/group (depends on the number of students) case study or literature review (30% of final grade).
Reading list
To be announced
Registration
Application via uSis max. 14 days before the start of the course.
Contact
Coordinator: Dr. Alireza Mashaghi Tabari (a.mashaghi.tabari@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl)
Remarks
A minimum of 5 participants is required with a maximum of 25. Placement is based on the registration date.
This information is without prejudice. Alterations can be made for next year