Scientific literature analysis in bioengineering

BIO467 will be given in person in room INM 203. No zoom option. 

Course Summary:

Search and utilize effectively scientific literature in the multidisciplinary field of bioengineering including bioinstrumentation at the nano- and micro-scale, cellular and molecular engineering, quantitative biology and analytics.

Learning outcomes:

• Analyze scientific papers in a selection of bioengineering fields
• Interpret the results reported in the scientific literature
• Compare results with claims
• Compare among different papers the respective approaches chosen to a similar aim
• Synthesize the main messages of a scientific work
• Differentiate review and original works and other paper types

Transversal skills:

•  Work in a team
• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
• Summarize an article or a technical report
• Make an oral presentation
• Write a literature review which assesses the state of the art
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information
• Provide critical and constructive feedback

We would like to ask you to bring your own laptop for the practical part of this lecture