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Course 2022-2023

Antibiotics, from Origin to Resistance [SMMMM121]

  • 2 credits
  • 15h
  • 1st quarter
Language of instruction: English

Objectives

This course will first give a historical, economical and biological overview of the discovery of antibiotics. It will also address the different molecular mechanisms of antibiotics action as well as the rapid emergence of antibiotics resistance, the biological mechanisms underlining this emergence and how the antibiotic-resistant bacteria are considered as a threat to morbidity and mortality worldwide.

Content

The content of this course will depend on the field of expertise of the invited speakers and may slightly vary from year to year.


Teaching methods

At each session, one specific topic will be addressed by Emeline Lawarée or an invited speaker. The students will be asked to actively participate to the course and to be prompted to read the appropriate scientific literature. For the topics given by Emeline Lawarée, each session will be divided into two parts: a theoretical part followed by a critical analysis of related scientific literature.

Evaluations

Before each session, the student will be asked to read an article and to actively participate to the critical analysis of this article. This part will account for 40 % of the final grade.

At the last session, each student will be asked to present in 10 minutes a project of their choice (related to the content of the course), followed by a 20 minutes critical analysis of a scientific article. This project will account for 60 % of the final grade.

Recommended readings

Scientific literature.

Language of instruction

English

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Master's Degree