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Topic

The 2-semester Biology course provides the essential fundamental molecular biological knowledge for the pharmaceutical students. In the first semester students will study the structure and main functions of the living eukaryotic cells. We will discuss briefly the structural features of prokaryotes as well as viruses. The majority of the topics will deal with the information storage and utilization of the cells, and the regulation of these processes.

Lectures

• 1. Introduction. - Pandur Edina
• 2. Building blocks of the cell. - Tamási Kitti
• 3. Genom and gene expression. - Jánosa Gergely
• 4. Tools and techniques in molecular biology I. - Pap Ramóna
• 5. Tools and techniques in molecular biology II. - Pap Ramóna
• 6. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. - Jánosa Gergely
• 7. Stem cells. - Poór Viktor Soma
• 8. The nucleus and the cellular membranes. - Jánosa Gergely
• 9. Structure of DNA. - Pandur Edina
• 10. Chromosomes and genomes. - Pandur Edina
• 11. Mitochondrium: structure and function. Mitochondrial DNA. - Jánosa Gergely
• 12. Cytoplasmic organelles: endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes. - Pandur Edina
• 13. Replication I. - Poór Viktor Soma
• 14. Replication II. - Poór Viktor Soma
• 15. DNA repair mechanisms. - Pap Ramóna
• 16. Transcription in prokaryotic cells. - Sipos Katalin
• 17. Eukaryotic transcription: mRNA, rRNA, tRNA - Sipos Katalin
• 18. Genetic code. - Pap Ramóna
• 19. Regulation of transcription. - Jánosa Gergely
• 20. Transcription factors. - Pandur Edina
• 21.

  First midterm exam.

  - Pap Ramóna, Pandur Edina, Tamási Kitti, Jánosa Gergely, Horváth Adrienn (Farmakognózia)
• 22. Structure and functions of ribosomes. tRNA - Pandur Edina
• 23. Steps of translation. - Pandur Edina
• 24. Regulation of translation - Pandur Edina
• 25. Protein analysing methods - Jánosa Gergely
• 26. Gene regulation: prokaryotes. - Jánosa Gergely
• 27. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes - Jánosa Gergely
• 28. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes II. - Jánosa Gergely
• 29. Posttranslational modifications. - Pandur Edina
• 30. Degradation of proteins. - Pap Ramóna
• 31. Intracellular trafficing of proteins: nucleus, mitochondrion. - Pap Ramóna
• 32. Intracellular trafficing of proteins: ER. - Pap Ramóna
• 33. Vesicular transport - Pandur Edina
• 34.

  Antibiotics.

  - Tamási Kitti
• 35.

  Second midterm exam.

  - Jánosa Gergely, Pandur Edina, Pap Ramóna, Tamási Kitti, Horváth Adrienn (Farmakognózia)
• 36.

  Proteins-summary.

  - Jánosa Gergely
• 37. Mitosis I - Poór Viktor Soma
• 38. Mitosis II - Poór Viktor Soma
• 39. Meiosis I - Pandur Edina
• 40. Meiosis II - Pandur Edina
• 41.

  Cell cycle I.

  - Jánosa Gergely
• 42.

  Cell cycle II.

  - Jánosa Gergely

Practices

Seminars

• 1.

  Summary of cell structure and functions

  - Pap Ramóna
• 2.

  Macromolecules as building blocks of living cells.

  - Tamási Kitti
• 3.

  Separation techniques.

  - Pap Ramóna
• 4.

  Detection in molecular biology.

  - Pap Ramóna
• 5.

  Cytoskeleton.

  - Pandur Edina
• 6.

  Bases of PCR.

  - Jánosa Gergely
• 7.

  Sequencing methods.

  - Jánosa Gergely
• 8.

  Questions and answers, preparing for the midterm exam.

  - Pandur Edina
• 9.

  Viruses.

  - Pap Ramóna
• 10.

  Human Genome Project.

  - Pap Ramóna
• 11.

  Molecular biological methods in Pharmaceutical research.

  - Pandur Edina
• 12.

  Intracellular targeting: summary.

  - Pap Ramóna
• 13.

  Mechanisms of action of the antibiotics.

  - Tamási Kitti
• 14.

  Consultation, preparing for the final exam.

  - Pandur Edina

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

The materials of the lectures and seminars will appear on Neptun Meet Street.

Notes

Electronic note on Pharmaceutical Biology can be found on Neptun Meet Street.

Recommended literature

Cooper GM: The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 2nd edition, PubMed

Elliott WH, Elliott DC: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd edition

Thompson & Thompson: Genetics in Medicine

Crai NL: Molecular Biology, Principles of Genome Function, OUP 2010

Young ID: Medical Genetics

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Writing two midterm exams during the semester.

Mid-term exams

Two midterm exams are compulsory during the semester.

Making up for missed classes

According to personal agreement

Exam topics/questions

No examination questions are assigned. The material for the examination is based on the lectures and seminars. Examination questions will be discussed in consultation classes during the semester.

The exam will include a biology concept pop-up (minimum requirement test), for which a glossary of terms will be issued at the beginning of the semester.

Examiners

• Horváth Adrienn (Farmakognózia)
• Jánosa Gergely
• Pandur Edina
• Pap Ramóna
• Tamási Kitti

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Jánosa Gergely
• KURZUSHOZ RENDELT OKTATÓ
• Pandur Edina
• Pap Ramóna
• Tamási Kitti