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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
11 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
27 November 2025 - 18 January 2026
Course code: BM813E
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The aim of the course is for the student to acquire knowledge in cell biology and the membranes in a cell and the integration within biomedical surface science.
The course will provide both theoretical and practical knowledge regarding biological interfaces. The course describes the structure and function of eukaryotic cell membranes such as the cell membrane, nuclear membrane and organelles membranes. The structure and function of the various membranes and other biological interfaces are described and discussed, as well as transport phenomena, receptors in the cell membrane, cell signaling and the formation of micro-domains. Furthermore are the most common signaling pathways, cell adhesion, cell-cell contact, cell junctions and its constituent molecules and the different mechanisms of endocytosis and exocytosis covered.
Different cell biological methods and techniques for studying protein will be presented including methods to isolate protein from the different cellular compartments and the localization and characterization of these.
Entry requirements
1\. Bachelor’s degree (180 credits) or equivalent with a major in chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical technology, biomedical methods and technology, biomedical laboratory science, or in other areas of natural, medical, engineering sciences or technology of relevance to the programme with a minimum of 15 credits in chemistry and/or biochemistry.
2\. The equivalent of English B, or English 6, in Swedish secondary school.
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Course evaluation
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