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27334 Bioactive compounds and nutrigenomics |
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| Bioaktive stoffer og nutrigenomics | Language:
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| 5 | Course type:
| BSc course
| | Taught under open university |
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| Schedule:
| June
| Scope and form: | Lectures, discussions of research papers, group work, reports | Duration of Course:
| 3 weeks | Date of examination:
| Decide with teacher
No exam during the ordinary exam period | Type of assessment:
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| | Evaluation: | | Qualified Prerequisites: | , |
| Learning objectives: | | A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: | - Define concepts related to nutrigenomics (gene polymorphism, metagenome, epigenetics, gene transcription, proteome, and metabolome).
- Define the term biomarkers in relation to health and disease.
- Explain how the diet via effects on gut flora may affect the health status of the body.
- Read scientific publications and relate critically to the presented research methods and results.
- Employ knowledge about the immune system, biochemisty, nutrition, and diseases to present hypotheses for how nutrients and bioactive compounds can affect cell metabolism and activity (mechanism of action).
- Combine and compare information from scientific articles to assess the efficacy of a bioactive compound.
- Using computer-based tools analyze the potential effect of a bioactive substance on the metabolism, and from this develop a hypothesis for the mechanism of action.
- Clearly present and support a hypothesis orally and in writing.
- Actively participate in an academic discussion on bioactive compounds and their mechanisms of action.
| Content:
| The course consists of lectures and supervised project work, full time for three weeks.
The course covers the following subjects:
Cell biology and metabolism – Immunology and disease biology – Chemical properties of bioactive compounds – Nutrigenomics methods – Genetics and personalized diets - Biomarkers –Trials and statistics.
In the first week of the course, critical reading of research articles is practiced. Weeks 2-3 of the course will mainly focus on project work concerning defined case studies including scientific writing and oral presentation by each group. Selected research literature, reviews and original papers, will be provided for the different, predefined bioactivity-nutrigenomics topics of the project work. |
| Green challenge participation:
| Please contact the teacher for information on whether this course gives the student the opportunity to prepare a project that may participate in DTU´s Study Conference on sustainability, climate technology, and the environment (GRØN DYST). More information |
| Responsible:
| , 224, 020, (+45) 4525 2759,
| Department:
| 27 Department of Systems Biology | Registration Sign up:
| At CampusNet | Keywords: | Nutrigenomics, gene expression, Bioactive compounds, nutritional immunology |
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| | Last updated:
April 19, 2012 |
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