Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• In the field of biological sciences and particularly in the field of the biology of organisms and ecology, possess highly specialised and integrated knowledge and a wide range of skills adding to those covered in the Bachelor's programme in biological sciences.
• Conduct extensive research and development projects related to biological sciences, in the biology of organisms and ecology.
• Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to help lead and complete a project.
• Contributing to a project by mastering its complexity and taking into account the objectives, allocated resources and constraints that characterise it.
• Show initiative and be able to work independently and in teams.
• Manage and lead research, development and innovation projects.
• Understand unprecedented problems in biological sciences, and more specifically in the biology of organisms, ecology and its applications.
• Organise and lead a research, development or innovation project to completion.
• Methodically research valid scientific information, critically analyse, propose and argue potentially innovative solutions to targeted problems.
• Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Master the techniques of written and oral scientific communication in both French and English.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Aquire new knowledge independently.
• Pursue further training and develop new skills independently.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy to evolve in new contexts.
• Apply scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of their discipline in general, and on the contribution to projects.
• Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this training, the students will be able to :

- design a study protocol for a risk evaluation by a metabonomic  approach
- prepare an injectable solution and calculate the quantities/volumes as a function of the animal weight
- give a solution/suspension by the major routes od administration
- collect biofluids (blood and urine) from animals in metabolism cages
- prepare the samples of biofluids for spectroscopic analysis
- use softwares for treatment of spectra (Mestrec) and multivariate data analysis (SIMCA -P+)
- interprete metabonomic data from a biological point of view

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

- conduction of a metabonomic study on rodents in metabolism cages
- manipulation, housing, and treatment of the animals
- preparation of the study protocol
- collection and preparation of biofluids samples
- treatment and interpretation of data

Prior Experience

Not applicable