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MOL3009

Biobanking

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

This course will focus on the following topics:

- Biobanks: classifications, common and distinctive features of the different types of biobanks.

- National regulations and international conventions concerning biobanks, use of human biological materials and personal data.

- Research biobanks: formal and practical aspects of the establishment, operation and use

- Ethical aspects of utilization of human biological materials; The role of Research Ethics Committees

- Different types of consent as basis for biobanking; alternatives to consent

- Logistics and quality management; quality assurance and quality control of collection, storage , retrieval and use of samples

- Methods for analysis of human biological materials;
assessment and interpretation of data

- Extraction and quality assessment of DNA and/or RNA from various sources

- Collection and storage of data; databases and data security

- Statistical and epidemiological methods in biobank related research

- The role of biobanks in health surveys like HUNT, Mother-Child etc.

- Research for the future: National and transnational genetic and epidemiological research collaboration

Learning outcome

The students should be able to:
- describe and explain universal and special features of the different types of biobanks
- explain the different conditions and requirements that must be fulfilled with regard to operation and use of research biobanks
- describe quality management, quality assurance, logistics and data management related to biobanks
- discuss ethical issues and policy guidance regarding research involving human biological materials
- outline the main features of laws and other directives which are relevant for biobanking
- discuss the use and the potential utility values of biobanks
- outline how to establish and operate a biobank
– describe in detail the application process for the establishment of a research biobank
- sketch the plan for a research project using human biological material


Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminar, group exercises, laboratory exercise, excursion, semester project. The language of teaching and examination is English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Seminar / Excursion / Laboratory Exercise / Project Work

Course materials

Collection of articles, chapters from various books and official documents.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MDV6004 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics
  • Medicine
  • Molecular Medicine

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-13 Duration 30 minutter

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-03-01 Duration 30 minutter

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