Nutrition: from molecules to health
BIO-441 / 4 credits
Teacher(s): Descombes Patrick, Hager Jörg, Rezzi Serge André Dominique
Language: English
Remark: For MSc students only
Summary
The course addresses methods/technologies to study how nutrition affects biological and pathophysiological processes. It provides an overview of molecular phenotyping of individuals and key aspects to perform clinical investigations, covers nutrigenomics, genetics, micronutrients, microbiota.
Content
- Methods and technologies to study how nutrition affects biological and pathophysiological processes; opportunities and challenges
- Introduction and current utility/challenges of methodologies for nutritional and health sciences studies (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, micronutrient analysis, clinical trials)
- Translations and applications of molecular phenotyping towards precision nutrition (nutrigenetics, epigenetics, micronutrients and microbiome)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Define the basics of nutrition and its impact on human health
- Manage principles of of macronutrient absorption and metabolism
- Demonstrate knowledge about current omics technologies
- Develop a molecular understanding of the role of nutrition in health
- Define The basics of nutrition and its impact on human health
- Develop Good knowledge of macro- and micronutrient absorption and metabolism
- Develop knowledge about current omics technologies and their utility and limitations for human nutrition and health research
- Develop a molecular understanding of the role of nutrition in health
- Define the basics of nutrition and its impact on human health
- Demonstrate knowledge about current omics technologies and their utility and limitations for human nutrition and health research
- Demonstrate an understanding of several molecular mechanisms of nutrients on health
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the application of clinical trials to nutrition studies
- Have an understanding of molecular mechanisms of nutrients on health
- Demonstrate knowledge about current technologies and their utility and limitations for human nutrition and health research
- Have a good knowledge of the application of clinical trials to nutrition studies
Transversal skills
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
- Summarize an article or a technical report.
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercises (attendance to lectures and exercises is mandatory)
Expected student activities
Reading, analysis, presentation of a scientific article in the field of nutrition.
Preparation of a mini grant proposal.
Assessment methods
Presentation of one scientific article, quality of the mini grant
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | No |
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Nutrition: from molecules to health
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional