Bio system man

Lecturer:

Pavel Kučera (gar.)

Tutor:

Pavel Kučera (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

INTRODUCTION4 hours

System biology, physiology and medicine

Thermodynamics of living systems, origins of life: hazard or necessity?

Recall of physical laws applied to biology

FROM CELL TO TISSUES AND ORGANS

Cell structure and basic functions

Cell energetics: genesis and use of chemical, mechanical, electrical and thermal energy

Functional hierarchy of living organisms, from genotype to phenotype, principles of homeostasis and adaptation

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

INTRODUCTION

FROM CELL TO TISSUES AND ORGANS

RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS

EXCRETION SYSTEM

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

NERVOUS SYSTEM

LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM

COMPLEMENTS, DISCUSSION & FAQ

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

At the end of this cycle the student should

- understand the functional organisation of living organisms

- understand the basic concepts needed for a systemic approach to the human organism

- possess a good insight into integrated human functions interesting for bio-engineers

- be acquainted with experimental and investigation methods of the human physiology and medicine

- define interesting problems and propose their solving

- possess a sufficient vocabulary for an effective communication between engineers and physicians

Study materials:

Denis Noble: The MUSIC of LIFE Oxford University press, 2008

Hiroaki Kitano et al. : Systems Biology: A Brief Overview Science 295, 1662 (2002);

Hiroaki Kitano: Computational systems biology Nature 420, 206 (2002)

Marie E. Csete, & al. : Reverse Engineering of Biological Complexity Science 295, 1664 (2002)

Note:

Further information:

Course may be repeated

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomKL:B-701 Kučera P. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel1) Kladno FBMI Učebna
Fri
Thu	roomKL:B-701 Kučera P. 16:00–19:50 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1) Kladno FBMI Učebna
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: