Master in Molecular Life and Health Sciences

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

This option puts special emphasis on molecular mechanisms regulating health and their dysregulation in disease. Biomolecules regulating the internal clock, nutrient sensing and growth control, lipid metabolism and membrane biogenesis, ribosome biogenesis, and stress responses are analysed by classical biochemical, “omics”, and computational biology approaches. In addition to human cell culture lines, the organisms studied are the mouse and the unicellular eukaryotic fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker's yeast). The combination of model systems and approaches allows fascinating and detailed studies of gene functions, regulation of cell homeostasis and its dysregulation in human diseases.