ERN4221 – Molecular Nutrition
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Presentation and discussions on frontier subjects in protein, lipid, and carbohydrate biology.
- Mechansims by which nutrients can execute their biological effects
- Methods in studies of molecular nutrition - from single atoms to intact Organisms.
- All the "omics" genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and
metabolomics, biostatistics - Lipids - types, synthesis, secretion and degradation
- Lipids - functions and interaction with nutrients
- Lipids and diseases - CVD, obesity & diabetes
- Signal transduction and regulation of body weight
- Glycoconjugates - types, synthesis, secretion and degradation
- Glycoconjugates - functions and interaction with nutrients
- Glycoconjugates and diseases - diabetes, CVD & musculo-skeletal diseases
- Advanced glycated end products.
Learning outcome
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Bachelors Degree in Nutrition or equivalent.
Examination
4 presentations (mappeevaluering) and 2 written tests of 30 questions each.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
English
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
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Special examination arrangements
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