The Biochemistry of Translational Medicine

BCH 2024H

Course Next Offered

Fall 2019 (Nov - Dec)

Course Time and Location

Start date: October 31
End date: December 20

Day(s) of the week: Thursday afternoon.
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Location: PGCRL (see below):

Oct 31, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Intro lecture (1h) 18th Floor Rm. 18-189701

Nov 07, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations No lecture this week!

Nov 14, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Articles #1 and #2 (1h each) 6th Floor Rm. 6-69701

Nov 21, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Articles #3 and #4 (1h each) 18th Floor Rm. 18-189701

Dec 06, 2019 Assignment

Nov 28, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Articles #5 and #6 (1h each) 18th Floor Rm. 18-189701

Dec 05, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations No lecture this week!

Dec 12, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Articles #7 and #8 (1h each) 18th Floor Rm. 18-189701

Dec 19, 2019 2:00 PM Presentations Articles #9 and #10 (1h each) 18th Floor Rm. 18-189701

Dec 20, 2019 Assignment

Enrollment Limit

Yes — 10

Method of Student Evaluation

Marks will be derived from:
journal club presentation (70%)
participation in other students’ presentations (20%)
lay abstract (10%)

Here are a few extra details:
- We anticipate to have at least 5-6 students and no more than 10.
- The first session will be an intro by both of us (~1h) followed by a discussion led by us about a paper (~1h).
- The intro will include some tips on how to present an article, etc.
- The other sessions will 2 x 1 h sessions where one student present a recent paper that provides an exciting example of an application of biochemistry to translational medicine (a second student will present another article during the second hour).
- Each student will be free to choose an article themselves or use one from the bank of articles provided by us (typically a very recent article published in of-of the top journals, such as Cell, Science, Nature, Nat Med, Nat Genetics, JCI, Sci Translat Med, etc.).
- Each student will also have to provide a short write-up (max 250 words) about the article presented that would be an abstract that could be read by a layperson (i.e., grade 7-8 education) + a relevant title. This is an important exercise because it is required for most grants that anyone submits.
- The format delineated above may need to be slightly amended depending on the number of students who end up enrolling for the class (and do not withdraw)

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