Class Emerging Topics in Biochemistry

This CU aims to introduce students to the latest topics in Biochemistry research/industrial production in the first person, i.e. by researchers who are developing these topics in their research or industrial production with whom they will interact. Students will have contact with the latest advances in different areas of biochemistry, motivating a taste for innovation.

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This CU will cover the latest developments in the following areas: 1. Environmental Biochemistry and Sustainability 2. Industrial Biochemistry and Biotechnology: 3. Developments in cancer research 4. Structural biochemistry 5. Biochemistry of Viruses and Vaccines 6. Gene Therapy and Gene Editing 7. Open Topic 1 8. Open topic 2 Open topics 1 and 2 should be proposed by the students.

Emerging Topics in Biochemistry, which will mostly be taught in the form of seminars as described above, in which personalities linked to the academic or industrial world will speak about important topics currently discussed in the field of biochemistry, and which will be followed by a period of questioning and discussion. In this case, 6 of the topics will be proposed by the teacher in charge and 2 by the students according to their preferences. This choice will be made as a result of a consensus between the students, promoting their capacity for dialogue and argumentation as well as the search for consensus in order to achieve objectives. The aim of this course is to develop an appetite for innovation and to motivate students to delve deeper into biochemistry in the areas they consider most important.

Artigos sugeridos pelos convidados que darão cada seminário.