6 EC
Semester 1, period 2
5234ADMM6Y
| Owner | Master Biomedical Sciences |
| Coordinator | dr. S.A.J. Zaat |
| Part of | Master Biomedical Sciences, track Infection and Immunity, |
The purpose of the course Advanced Medical Microbiology is to provide the student with detailed insight into pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of important infectious diseases, and contemporary issues and novel developments in the field of Medical Microbiology. As the (re-)emergence of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance development are a global problem, the course will also address the Global Health aspects of infectious diseases. The knowledge acquired during the lectures will be essential in performing the assignments at a satisfactory level, in which the students will show their advancements in presentations, writing, and discussion.
The course will be divided in periods with separate themes covered, usually with lectures grouped around a theme on one or several days. Themes include essential elements of bacterial, viral and parasitic infections, with subjects such as virulence mechanisms, regulation of gene expression, immune escape, antibiotic resistance, novel antimicrobials, infections of biomedical devices, microbiomics in health and disease, viral infections including emerging virusses, Ebola, Dengue, Chikungunya, and HIV, host response-prevention-treatment, and parasitic infections-global health.
PDFs of publications on CANVAS
Presentations on CANVAS
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Activity |
Number of hours |
| Lectures |
47 |
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Presentation |
2 |
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Exam |
4 |
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Zelfstudie
Editorial/Perspective paper State-of-the-Art Mini-review and presentation |
61 18 30 |
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Total 6 EC x 28 h |
168 |
This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).
Additional requirements for this course:
Attendance is strongly recommended for all course elements, and is mandatory for exams and the presentations of Assignment 2 on the last day of the course.
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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0% Tussentoets 1 |
The exams will consist of open questions, one question on each lecture. There will not be separate scores for the 4 partial exams, but the total score for the questions of all 4 partial exams together will be used to calculate one exam mark.
The final course mark will be calculated from the exam mark and the marks of Assignments 1 and 2 as follows:
(Exam mark x 0.5) + (assignment 1 mark x 0.2) + (assignment 2 mark x 0.3)
The date, time and location of the inspection moment are in the DataNose timetable.
The correct answers to the progress exams are discussed plenarily directly after the exams or on one of the following days.
For inspection of other assignments this can be arranged with the respective mentors. This can also be arranged through the coordinator.
A critical opinion paper on a contemporary virology subject; individual assignment; judged by mentor; feedback in a feedback hour (see program).
A study of the literature on a "State of the Art" subject in Bacteriology or Parasitology, resulting in a a written mini-review and a short presentation.
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
For course structure, see time table in DataNose.
The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.
Location: AMC
A basic knowledge of Medical Microbiology such as taught in the course "Medische Microbiology" of the Bachelor Biomedische Wetenschappen of the FNWI, or similar course elsewhere is required.
For students who do not have the requested background, the powerpoint presentations of the Bachelor course of last year are available on CANVAS. Since not all of those lectures may be in English, you can also read the book “Microbiology: An Evolving Science” (3d edition), by Joan L. Slonczewski and John W. Foster, or similar.