Basic Cell Biology

Preliminary program (might be adjusted) Week 1 - 11 February - Introduction to the topic - Introduction to Basic Cell Biology - 13 February - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells (Asynchronous practical activities) - Cytoplasm & Cytosol (Asynchronous practical activities) Week 2 - 25 February - Plasma Membrane - Extracellular Matrix - 27 February - Membrane & Matrix - Cytoskeleton 1 Week 3 - 4 March - Cytoskeleton 2 - 6 March - Mitochondria Week 4 - 11 March - Chloroplasts - Mitochondria vs chloroplasts - 13 March - Introduction to membranous systems (Asynchronous practical activities & theory) Week 5 - 18 March - Endoplasmic reticulum 1 & 2 - 20 March - Endoplasmic reticulum 3 & 4 - 21 March - Golgi Apparatus (Asynchronous theory) - Endocytosis (Asynchronous practical activities) Week 6 - 25 March - Golgi apparatus - Endocytosis - 27 March - Membranes & Vesicles Traffic – Integration - 28 March - Interphasic nucleus & chromosomes 1 & 2 (Asynchronous theory and practical activities) Week 7 - 1 April - Cell Cycle phases - 3 April - Mitosis/Meiosis 1 & 2 Week 8 - 15 April - Mitosis/Meiosis 3 & 4 - 17 April - Cell cycle signals & control 1 - Aging and cell death 1 Week 9 - 22 April - Cell cycle signals & control 2 & 3 - 24 April - Aging and cell death 2 & 3 Achieve a global understanding of the structure and function of the cell and its organelles and become familiar with the various basic techniques currently used in cell biology

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2025-02-10

Virtual Part closing date 2025-04-25

Total student workload 175

Specific field of studies No

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)

Academic pre-requisites for applicants This course is open to Bachelor's students at CIVIS member universities. Basic Cell Biology is a mandatory topic in first courses in most life-sciences and medicine related degrees. Hence, no previous studies pre-requisites are needed besides being enrolled in the first year on one of such degrees in any of the participant CIVIS partners. The course will be open to any CIVIS student willing to enroll, given an agreement can be achieved with its hosting institution. Nevertheless, for selection purposes, previous demonstrable cell biology knowledge, beyond high school level, will be considered. The course will be fully taught in English, hence proficiency in English will be mandatory for students applying for the course.

Physical Part starting date 2025-06-30

Physical Part Description The physical mobility consists in a week of practical lab work in which students carry out a small project. They will explore relevant technics in the field in an integrative manner, closer to real science than the usual procedural practical teaching. For practical and didactic reasons, the physical mobility will take place from June 30 to July 4 2025 at Aix-Marseille University.

Physical Part closing date 2025-07-04

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Medicine and Health

Course location Aix-Marseille University

Course language English