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Department of Natural Sciences

Clinical Chemistry (MSc)

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Lecture

Compulsory course
  • in MSc Biomedical Sciences, 2nd semester 
  • 6h/week (3L/1E/2P)
  • Credits: 8 ECTS

 

Learning outcomes:

Students are able to

  • read and plan routine laboratory tests
  • consider the effects of pre- and post-analytics as well as opportunities and limitations associated with certain laboratory techniques
  • prepare reagents for experiments and perform some manual tests

by means of understanding

  • the basics of Clinical Chemistry and its role in a medical setting
  • a wide range of analytical methods
  • the pathobiochemical and pathophysical alterations present in exemplary diseases and the selection of biomarkers
  • fundamentals of quality control in a medical laboratory
  • concepts and elements of newborn screening
  • chemical calculations

in order to

  •  use the acquired skills and knowledge in related fields or to use them as a starting point for future work in Clinical Chemistry/ Analytical Biochemistry/ Laboratory Diagnostics

Exercises

Learning outcomes:

Students are able to

  • read and plan routine laboratory tests
  • consider the effects of pre- and post-analytics as well as opportunities and limitations associated with certain laboratory techniques
  • prepare reagents for experiments and perform some manual tests

by means of understanding

  • the basics of Clinical Chemistry and its role in a medical setting
  • a wide range of analytical methods
  • the pathobiochemical and pathophysical alterations present in exemplary diseases and the selection of biomarkers
  • fundamentals of quality control in a medical laboratory
  • concepts and elements of newborn screening
  • chemical calculations

in order to

  •  use the acquired skills and knowledge in related fields or to use them as a starting point for future work in Clinical Chemistry/ Analytical Biochemistry/ Laboratory Diagnostics

Practical Course

Comprises, e.g.,

  • Pipet training. Enzyme activity tests.
  • Different types of creatinine assays.
  • Turbidimetry. Radial Immunodiffusion.
  • Radial Immunodiffusion. Immunochromatography. Urine analyses.

Mandatory excursion to a medical laboratory.

 

Requirements

Assessment

Written exam counts for 100 % of the module grade. However, the practical part needs to be passed (based on regular and active participation and the submitted protocol). According on §16i of the examination rules ( §16i of “Prüfungsordnung Allgemeiner Teil (PO-A) für die vom Fachbereich Angewandte Naturwissenschaften in alleiniger Verantwortung durchgeführten Studiengänge am Campus Rheinbach an der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg vom 23.03.2023“ bonus points can be earned for student presentations in lecture and exercise sessions. Details will be communicated during the mandatory first lecture session.

Literature

Information on helpful literature will be provided in the lecture.

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Jörn Oliver Sass

Professor for Bioanalytics and Biochemistry

Location

Rheinbach

Room

I 218; Labor F 012

Address

von-Liebig-Str. 20

53359 Rheinbach

Telephone

+49 2241 865 9668

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