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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
Swedish title | Djurmodeller i kardiovaskulär forskning- praktik och teori |
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English title | Practical approach to animal models in cardiovascular research |
Course number | 2877 |
Credits | 1.5 |
Notes |
A Laboratory Animal Science course. |
Responsible KI department | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
Specific entry requirements | Laboratory animal science course equivalent to a FELASA B or FELASA C level (Directive Function A, D - EU Directive 2010/63 art. 23-26). Researchers with education in laboratory animal science from countries other than Sweden need to pass the Swedish legislation, ethics and animal use course before they will be granted access to animal facilities at Karolinska Institutet. |
Grading | Passed /Not passed |
Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
Established | 2018-08-30 |
Purpose of the course | The purpose of the course is to enable doctoral students to obtain practical experience in models of cardiovascular research as well as to discuss with fellow students and experts in the field the theory of the models and ethical aspects of translation research. |
Intended learning outcomes | At the end of the course the participant should be able to: - Know how to develop, and maintain breeding programs for genetically manipulated mice in the most optimal fashion - Show an understanding on how to maintain experimental mice in order to investigate cardiovascular diseases and obtain maximal data from each experiment - Show an understanding of the main functional cardiovascular disease models and how to use them -Understand the benefits and limitations of the cardiovascular disease models that are used - Be able to practically perform common mouse models for cardiovascular disease |
Contents of the course | The course is aimed at students who are starting or have just started to use animal models in cardiovascular research. It is designed for students who have done a basic animal course such as FELASA B or C. The course will give theoretical knowledge about how to create genetically manipulated mice, as well as breeding and maintaining mice for optimal use. Furthermore, an incite to other animal models will be given such as pigs and rats. There is also a practical component where students will get hands-on-experience in the most common models used. |
Teaching and learning activities | The course is partly theoretical, partly practical, where lectures/group discussions and laboratory demonstrations are integrated. Time is also allocated for discussing of laboratory results and lectures. |
Compulsory elements | Practical sessions are compulsory. Absence from practical sessions cannot be compensated for, but absence from one theoretical session can be compensated for in subsequent sessions. |
Examination | All the learning outcomes of the course have to be reached to pass the course. The final grade (pass or fail) will be based on: - summative assessment of the contributions during the discussions that are part of the course - individual presentation at a seminar where different aspects of an animal model will be discussed, i.e. disease aspect to be investigated, which model would suit best, and how are the results analyzed and interpreted |
Literature and other teaching material | Material listed below can be obtained via KI proxy server. Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.kib.ki.se/science/book/9780124158948#ancp3 Genetically modified pigs to model human diseases http://link.springer.com.proxy.kib.ki.se/article/10.1007/s13353-013-0182-9/fulltext.html Inflammation and atherothrombosis in Clinical Immunology (Third Edition) http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.kib.ki.se/science/article/pii/B9780323044042100685 |
Course responsible |
Alexandra Bäcklund Institutionen för medicin, Solna Alexandra.Backlund@ki.se |
Contact person |
Alexandra Bäcklund Institutionen för medicin, Solna Alexandra.Backlund@ki.se |