Advanced Training Courses

Code:

Biotec03

Acronym:

U.F.Avanç.

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - A (of 02-01-2023 to 27-10-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
BIOTECH	28	Oficial Plan 2016	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This Curricular Unit aims to stimulate the doctoral students to attend short advanced courses to obtain expertise considered to be essential in the scope of molecular and cellular biotechnology and on the student dissertation field.

 

With the participation in the advanced courses, the students will have the opportunity to learn new experimental approaches, to have an in-depth training in known techniques and/or be aided by experts in solving problems and questions associated with the execution/ implementation of the methodology during their experimental work. It is therefore intended to provide a deeper and extended training on specific experimental methodologies and, as such, to develop the scientific skills and autonomy of the students in their area of expertise.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning results and Competences

 

These training courses are design to support the students in their research and to extend their knowledge to other methodologies and techniques performed outside the hosting research group.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Program

 

In this Curricular Unit, the doctoral students will attend several short advanced courses on the scope of the distinct areas of this PhD programme, that include:

A list of available courses is presented below, from which students must select a number of events in order to fulfill the Curricular Unit requirements. The students may also attend other short advanced courses with appropriate quality and scope.

 The registration in these advanced courses is the responsability of the students.

List of recomended courses:

https://www.i3s.up.pt/advanced-training.php

 

>Advanced Course on Animal experimentation (FELASA C) – 3 ECTS. i3S

https://www.i3s.up.pt/advanced-training

 

>Workshop on Cancer Research - 2 ECTS.  i3S
https://www.i3s.up.pt/advanced-training

 

>Advanced Course on Biological Barriers
https://www.i3s.up.pt/advanced-training

 

>High Throughput Screening and Image Analysis for BioSciences – 2 ECTS.  
https://www.i3s.up.pt/content/training?v=71

 

>Advanced Course on Model organisms. Model organisms in human disease: the right organism for a specific question  – 

 

>Advanced Course on Binding Assays. Protein-ligand interactions: From theory to practice – 3 ECTS 

 >Advanced Course on Cell culture for cancer and regenerative therapies - 3ECTS

 Other courses and additional information:
https://www.i3s.up.pt/advanced-training

The students may attend to distinct training courses correspondent to a total of 6 ECTS in the first year. The courses will contemplate a series of lectures, with preference being given to the attendance of courses with a hands-on component.

 

The supervisors will be invited to suggest training courses based on the scientific interests of their PhD students and their training needs.

 

If the courses are not credited with ECTS the "Docentes responsáveis” of this curricular unit will attribute a number of ECTSs on the basis of the duration and contents of the training.

Mandatory literature

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Complementary Bibliography

Atala A, Lanza R, Thomson JA, Nerem RM; Foundations of Regenerative Medicine: Clinical and Therapeutic Applications. , San Diego, USA: Academic Press , 2010 (Atala A, Lanza R, Thomson JA, Nerem RM ;Foundations of Regenerative Medicine: Clinical and Therapeutic Applications. , San Diego, USA: Academic Press , 2010)
Hanahan D, Weinberg RA. ; Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation.Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):646-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Depending on the workshop/course.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Required ECTS

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade of the module will be attributed by the “Docentes responsáveis” of this unit taking into account the student’s performance on the different courses.

Observations

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1) Registration in each course should be made by the student.

2) When you have concluded one course you should deliver at the end of a semester at the BiotechHealth secretariat (ICBAS) the certificate of participation along with one document with the following information:

 

Name of the course

Institution/University/Local

Date of participation

ECTS

Certificate/marks obtained

Other information you find relevant

 
Do not send us original certificates.

3) If the course does not attribute ECTS, you should provide all documentation in hard copy or proper alternative.

Name of the course

Program of the course

Institution/University/Local

Date of participation

Contact hours

Type of sessions

Certificate of attendance

Other information you find relevant

, along with a letter of your supervisor or a member of the BiotechHealth Doctoral Program supporting your participation. You may include any other document that you consider relevant for our consideration.

Do not forget to include your personal information (name and to which UC the course should be considered).

For the courses that do not attribute ECTS and you would like to have our feedback on the number of ECTS that can be attributed prior your participation you should also deliver all the documents above about the course at the secretariat for our evaluation (this will be done in the beginning of every month – please prepare this documentation at least 2 months prior the deadline for registration).