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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 NAT |
| ECTS points: |
7,5 |
| Point: |
7,5 |
| Blokstruktur: |
3. blok |
| Skemagruppe: |
B |
| Institutter: |
Biologisk Institut |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Jacobus Boomsma, phone 3532 1340, email: jjboomsma@bio.ku.dk |
| Andre undervisere: |
Professor Søren J. Sørensen, Associate Professor Tom Gilbert, Dr. Sean Byars and guest lecturers. |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet Forår 2013 NAT |
| Undervisnings- form: |
About nine hours of lectures/seminars per week for the first six weeks. The seminars include student discussions of original articles and will require active preparation by the students. After this (in the 7th and 8th week) each student writes a literature based essay (five pages) on a topic related to the course papers. |
| Indhold: |
Basic concepts in Evolutionary Medicine: The history and variation of human genes and their global spatial patterns; medically relevant genomic variation of human populations; genetic variation for alcoholism and lactose intolerance; genetic conflicts in pregnancy and childhood; MHC variation and immunity, spontaneous abortions and mate choice; pathogen (social) evolution and biofilms; development and dissimination of bacterial resistance to antibiotics; virulence evolution in general and in response to vaccines; population structure and genomic variation in bacteria and viruses; emerging diseases; non-infectious and degenerative disease, including the evolution of aging; lifestyle, diet and disease; cancer as an evolutionary process. |
| Målbeskrivelse: |
To give students a thorough understanding of the issues in medical research and practice where evolutionary thought adds a demonstrably useful perspective. Students will gain a detailed perception of the ways in which natural selection, random events and history have shaped humans and their pathogens. The course will help students to integrate evolutionary and molecular approaches. Students completing the course will be able to:
explain important concepts and current hypotheses in evolutionary medicine
evaluate the impact of selection, drift and history on humans and pathogens
describe medically relevant genetic variation in humans and pathogens
explain the significance of reproductive conflicts between mother, father and child for medical issues in pregnancy
explain the evolution of antibiotic resistance and pathogen virulence
explain cancer and aging as evolutionary processes
independently retrieve and organize information from the scientific literature
present and discuss original scientific papers and reviews in evolutionary medicine.
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| Lærebøger: |
Stearns and Koella (2008): Evolution in Health and Disease, Oxford University Press, supplemented by recent literature made available as a course compendium. |
| Tilmelding: |
Registration at KUnet 15 November - 1 December. |
| Eksamensform: |
The first half of the oral examination is a discussion of the essay. The second half consists of questions based on themes covered in the compendium papers and selected chapters in the book by Stearns and Koella. The exam lasts for 25 minutes in total. The essay and the oral examination will be graded jointly and with equal weight according to the 7-step scale under participation of an internal censor. To participate in the exam you are obligated to attend to 80% of the classes.
Re-examination: Same as the ordinary exam.
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| Eksamen: |
Aflevering af opgave d. 5. april 2013 og mundtlig prøve d. 9-12. april 2013.
Reeksamen: Aflevering af opgave d. 24 juni 2013 og mundtlig prøve d. 28. juni 2013. |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Bemærkninger: |
The course is part of the qualification profiles 'Ecology and Evolution' and 'Microbiology'. For all courses of the qualification profiles, see Course Portal for Department of Biology.
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| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
26/10-2012 |