Biophysics Seminars 1

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 0 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 12 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAE-BO1-T
  • 1 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Elective modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

OAA-BI1-T parallel

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 40

Topic

The objective of the course is to advance the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to Biophysics 1. Object-oriented discussions and problem solving sessions are organized in interactive small-group seminars.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

  • 1. Introduction - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 2. Basics of quantum physics, Electromagnetic waves, photoelectric effect - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 3. LASER, Absorption photometry - Telek Elek
  • 4. Fluorescence spectroscopy - Takács-Kollár Veronika Tünde
  • 5. Flow cytometry, X-ray diagnostics, CT - Ujfalusi Zoltán
  • 6. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy, Thermodynamics - Szatmári Dávid Zoltán
  • 7. X-ray, X-ray diffraction - Telek Elek
  • 8. Diffusion, osmosis - Takács-Kollár Veronika Tünde
  • 9. The cell membrane, resting potential, action potential - Takács-Kollár Veronika Tünde
  • 10. Fluid flow, cardiac biophysics - Telek Elek
  • 11. Cytoskeletal system, motor proteins, muscle function and regulation - Telek Elek
  • 12. Test writing - Takács-Kollár Veronika Tünde

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Biophysics Workbook

Literature developed by the Department

All handouts and other related materials can be found in the Teams group of the course.

Notes

Damjanovich Sándor, Fidy Judit, Szöllősi János (eds.): Medical Biophysics, Medicina, Budapest, 2008

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

There are no additional conditions.

Mid-term exams

There will be no midterm exam.

Making up for missed classes

Based on previous agreement with the lecturer the student can attend the seminar with another group, another day on the same week.

Exam topics/questions

On week 12, a single-choice test of 20-30 questions is being written. Test can be substituted by active participation during seminars.

The questions of the test focus on the content of the material given at the seminars of the actual semester.

In case of a failed test, we provide the opportunity to write a replacement test in the same week.

Further details can be found in the Teams group of the course.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Szatmári Dávid Zoltán
  • Takács-Kollár Veronika Tünde
  • Telek Elek
  • Ujfalusi Zoltán