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Titel Bioengineering for Planetary Health
Kursnummer 5675
Program Cellbiologi och genetik
Språk Engelska
Antal högskolepoäng 1.5
Datum 2023-08-14 -- 2023-08-18
Kursansvarig institution Institutionen för neurovetenskap
Särskild behörighet
Kursens syfte To increase the understanding of the possibilities and technologies employed in bioengineering for planetary health, such as infectious diseases and different ways of combatting infectious agents.
Kursens lärandemål Upon completion of the course, the doctoral students can describe important concepts in bioengineering, describe different technologies employed in bioengineering, and critically evaluate important methods and technologies applied on bioengineering for planetary health.
Kursens innehåll Overview of possibilities and challenges of bioengineering for planetary health, such as for infectious disesases and different ways of combatting infectious agents. Different engineering and medical technologies employed in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Critical evaluation of different approaches and methods in bioengineering.
Methods and technologies used in the study of brain aging.
Arbetsformer The course is organized as a summer school, which encompasses lectures, small group discussions, student presentations, participation in a scientific symposium and a scientific conference, and site visits to research laboratories.
Obligatoriska moment Participation in the group discussions and student presentations is mandatory. Compensation is according to the instructions of the course director.
Examination The students are examined with individual and group presentations on the course themes. Each student has to be able to show that all the learning outcomes for the course are reached.
Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel Links to recent scientific publications and web resources will be distributed during the course.
Antal studenter 5 - 5
Urval av studenter Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date)
Övrig information This summer school course is jointly organized by Karolinska Institutet, King's College London, Peking University Health Science Center and Keio University. Note that the total number of participants is 20, with five doctoral students participating from each one of the four universities. The course takes place at Biomedicum, Karolinska Institutet and at Uppsala University.
Ytterligare kursledare
Senaste kursvärdering Not available
Kursansvarig Anna Herland
Institutionen för neurovetenskap

anna.herland@ki.se
Kontaktpersoner Matti Nikkola
Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi

Matti.Nikkola@ki.se