Dear Students!

Welcome to the Department of Biology!
In additon to our main courses:

• Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics lecture
  The goal of the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics course to elucidate the structure and function of the DNA and our cells. The scientific information of this field expands dramatically, the thematic of this subject includes several areas of biology, but we only have two lectures weekly which determines the structure and the way of explanation of the material: besides the fundamentals, many topics are explained through examples, logics of approaches and current trends, and avoids getting into unnecessary details. While the downloadable study material is well organized and easy to learn, the lectures focus on understanding and theoretical background. Molecular biology, genomics and cell biology are going to be fundamental areas of medicine in the near future. Because of the new technologies, the methods and approaches of these fields are constantly changing, therefore it is important to teach modern knowledge. Our curriculum is therefore updated year by year. During the main course, we explain the general basic principles of science, and-in a critical way-pseudo scientific approaches. During the course we focus on the current and future medical applications of cell biology and molecular genetics.
  
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• Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics practice
  The goal of the practices is to learn the basic techniques of cell biology and molecular genetics with special emphasis on improving the manual skills of the students. It is thought by experts, that medical doctors will be primarily data analysts in the future. In the next few years, we shall focus on improving such skills as well. During the practices we explain the most up to date techniques of molecular genetics and genomics
  
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You can choose and register for the following elective courses:

• Frontiers of Molecular Biology
  This subject presents the newest achievements of modern biology and medicine, and also deals with the the most important general biological and medical topics. During this course we also explain the difference between science and pseudo science, and talk about unproven therapies, in a critical way. What is more, you can listen to the lectures of guest-professors, of specialists of an exciting research field at universities or research- centers in abroad.
  
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• Basics in Molecular Biology
  The goal of this subject to repeat the study material of the ’Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics’ in an interactive way, from different aspects.
  
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• Genetic Analysis
  Here we discuss the results of molecular biology and modern medicine with guest-professors.
  
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• Developmental Genetics
  The Developmental genetics course aims to discuss genes that control ontogenesis. We'll identify the developmental genes and overview consequences of lost gene functions. There will be seven lectures during the oncoming semester:
  
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• Medical Molecular Biology and Genomics (for 4th and 5th year students!)
  This subject is for upper class medical students to refresh the material learnt in the first year, also presenting the advances of recent years.
  
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Good luck for your studies!
Zsolt Boldogkői and the Biology Department