Code: | M.BIO030 | Acronym: | TM |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Molecular Bioengineering |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Population Studies |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Bioengineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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M.BIO | 13 | Syllabus | 1 | - | 6 | 39 | 162 |
Teacher | Responsibility |
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Lúcia Maria das Candeias Guilhermino |
Theoretical and practical : | 3,00 |
Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
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Theoretical and practical | Totals | 1 | 3,00 |
Félix Dias Carvalho | 0,25 | ||
João Paulo Fernandes Teixeira | 1,00 | ||
Lúcia Maria das Candeias Guilhermino | 1,00 |
- get fundamental and applied competences and skills in toxicology and ecotoxicology
- get fundamental and applied competences and skills in toxicology and ecotoxicology
- develop the capability of search, select and summarise scientific and technical information
- develop the autonomy, and the ability of work in a team and integration of knowledge from different areas to approach and solve fundamental and applied problems and questions
- develop the capability and skills for science communication to different types of audience
I
- Objectives, scope and definition of Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Diferent branches of Toxicology: mechanistic, clinical, regulatory, environmental, …
- Concepts in Toxicology
- Factors influencing the toxicity
- Introduction to risk assessment
II
Cinetics of xenobiotics in the organism and factors influencing the processes
- absorption
- distribution
- metabolism and bioactivation
- elimination
Fate of xenobiotics and natural toxins in the environment
- sources and routes by which xenobiotics enter into the environment
- environmental fate and degradation
- interactions with the abiotic component of the ecosystems
- interactions with the ecosystem biotic component (e.g. bioaccumulation, biomagnification, ecotoxicological effects)
- changes at the ecosystem level and implications for human and environmental health
III
Mechanisms of toxicity: from the molecule to the ecosystem
IV
The Toxicology in the XXI century
- models for toxicity evaluation: in vitro versus in vivo studies
- toxicology of systems
- toxicogenomics and toxicoproteomics
V
New molecules and new materials: challenges for Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
several websites and scientific papers
interactive lectures and traning sessions involving the students as much as possible; these will be complemented with autonomous work by the students
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 15,00 |
Exame | 75,00 |
Participação presencial | 5,00 |
Prova oral | 5,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 8,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 112,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 42,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
The final mark (FM) is the sum of the partial records obtained in the following items (to a total of 20 points):
A. Final exam: up to 15.0 with a compulsory minimum of 7.5 points.
B. Participation in the activities carried out along the semester complemen: up to 2.0 points.
C. Seminary component (autonomous group work with platform and poster presentation at the end of the semester): up to 3.0 points.
FM = A + B + C
team work about a topic in the scope of the curricular unit
exam
If not possible to make the exam at ICBAS facilities, the evaluation will be done through the continuous evaluation and the seminar component.
The improvement of the mark obtained in the first period of evaluation can be made through the improvement of seminar work.