Qualification objectives

This module provides an overview of knowledge from five different Institutes on research chapters of molecular regulation in skeletal muscle and the heart:

• At the Institute of Cell Biochemistry, students learn, among other things, current information on skeletal muscle, fiber types and repair after cell damage,
• at the Institute of Sports Medicine, students will investigate the question "How does exercise affect the general metabolism and diseases?"
• and working groups from the Clinical Department of Cardiology and Angiology, the IMTTS, the Max Delbrück Center and the Charité share the latest knowledge on cell ageing - telomerases, induced stem cells (iPS), cardiac remodelling and protein regulation in the heart.

Competencies
Seminar: Students develop an understanding of molecular relationships and can link pathological abnormalities with resulting diseases. They will be able to comprehend and critically evaluate the current original literature on molecular regulation in skeletal muscle and the heart.
Internship: Students will be able to apply their knowledge of molecular biological techniques in skeletal and cardiac muscle, cell and tissue culture and to plan experiments on signaling pathways, as well as to record and evaluate experimental data and present them in the form of an internship protocol.