Course Catalog 2012-2013
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Course Catalog 2012-2013

BME-1906 Doctoral Seminar on BME, 5-10 cr

Additional information

The topic and the text of the seminar are given at the beginning of each implementation of the course. Implementations vary annually and usually take 2 periods.
Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Hannu Eskola, Ilkka Korhonen, Kari Mäkelä, Heimo Ylänen, Jari Viik, Jari Hyttinen, Minna Kellomäki

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Seminar
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
BME-1906 2012-01  

Requirements

Active participation in the seminar and accepted seminar presentations.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Student has gained a deep insight to the subject covered in the seminar.

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   The Physiology of Bioelectricity in Development, Tissue Regeneration and Cancer   Edited by Christine E . Pullar            Suomi  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BME-1806 Master's Seminar on Biomedical Engineering Advisable    

Additional information about prerequisites
Doctoral seminar is available also for MSc degree students planning post-graduate studies.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-1906 Doctoral Seminar on BME, 5-10 cr ELT-69006 Doctoral Seminar on BME, 5-10 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BME-1906 2012-01 State-of-the-art molecular approaches demonstrate the role of bioelectricity in the directionality and speed of cell migration, proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and orientation. New information indicates that electric fields play a role in initiating and coordinating complex regenerative responses in development and wound repair and that they may also have a part in cancer progression and metastasis. Book considers methods for detecting endogenous electric field gradients and studying applied electric fields in the lab. The book addresses bioelectricity’s roles in guiding cell behavior during morphogenesis and orchestrating higher order patterning. It also covers the response of stem cells to applied electric fields, which reveals bioelectricity as an exciting new player in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. This book provides an in-depth exploration of how electric signals control corneal wound repair and skin re-epithelialization, angiogenesis, and inflammation. It also delves into the bioelectric responses of cells derived from the musculoskeletal system, bioelectrical guidance of neurons, and the beneficial application of voltage gradients to promote regeneration in the spinal cord. It concludes with a discussion of bioelectricity and cancer progression and the potential for novel cancer biomarkers, new methods for early detection, and bioelectricity-based therapies to target both the tumor and metastatic cancer cells. This multidisciplinary compilation will benefit biologists, biochemists, biomedical scientists, engineers, dermatologists, and clinicians, or anyone else interested in development, regeneration, cancer, and tissue engineering. It can also serve as an ideal textbook for students in biology, medicine, medical physiology, biophysics, and biomedical engineering.        

Last modified25.09.2012