Module LS3252-KP05
Metabolic Medicine (MetabolMed)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each winter semester
Credit points
5
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Bachelor Molecular Life Science 2024, optional subject, life sciences
- Bachelor Biophysics 2016, optional subject, life sciences
Classes and lectures:
- Metabolic Medicine (lecture, 2 SWS)
- Tissue Engineering (seminar with practical exercises, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 60 hours in-classroom work
- 90 hours private studies
Contents of teaching:
- Metabolic physiology
- glucose metabolism & diabetes
- lipid metabolism & obesity, adipokines
- gastroenterology
- thyroid
- central appetite regulation
- circadian clocks & metabolism
- sleep & metabolism
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Understanding the principles of energy homeostasis
- Understanding physiological interactions of different compartments in the context of energy metabolism
- Students know the symptoms of major metabolic disorders and their pathophysiological causes
Grading through:
- written exam
Responsible for this module:
Teacher:
- Medical Clinic I
- Institute of Neurobiology
- Institute for Experimental Endocrinology
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Henrik Oster
- Dr. rer. nat. Violetta Pilorz
- Dr. rer. nat. Isabel Heyde
- Dr. rer. nat. Carla Schulz
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jens Mittag
- PD Dr. Britta Wilms
Literature:
- Keith N. Frayn : Metabolic Regulation: A Human Perspective Wiley & Blackwell, 2010
Language:
- German and English skills required
Notes:
Admission requirements for enrolling in the module:- LS2000-L1 Biochemistry 1 or LS2510-L1 Biochemistry 2
- Basic knowledge of physiology and biochemistry is required
Admission requirements for participating in module exam(s):
- Successful participation in the LS3250-S Tissue Engineering seminar
Module exam(s):
- LS3252-L1: Metabolic Medicine, written exam, 90 min, 100% of the module grade
Last Updated:
01.10.2025