Biology Department

Louis Pasteur portal:

Since the start of the 2018 academic year, the first year (L1) is carried out within one of the three licence portals. These lead, from the second year of the license, to different mentions.

The Life Sciences degree (SV) thus begins with the Louis Pasteur portal in L1, as do the Life Sciences (SVT), Health and Social Sciences (SSS) and Chemistry degrees. This portal allows students to consolidate the scientific foundations of their high school education and to present the diversity of disciplines and methods developed in the different fields and their courses. The students, leaving the Terminale S and who have difficulties in the scientific disciplines, have the possibility of carrying out a Prepare for Scientific Studies (PES) by carrying out their L1 in two years and by benefiting from a particular follow-up, and thus increasing their chance of success in first year. For non-scientific baccalaureate holders, another device to help them succeed is set up specifically for this public: the Year of Scientific Upgrading (AMNS).

The mention SV thus begins in L2 and continues in L3 with its differentiated courses.

Biochemistry MOODLE

Distance learning website of biochemistry for L1 students

Self-corrected exercises of biochemistry corresponding to the UE1 "Molecules of the living". The site uses Bloom's taxonomy with knowledge tests, comprehension exercises and application exercises corresponding to the first three levels of Bloom. All the questions are corrected immediately and contain a feedback that allows the student a formative evaluation. Ideal to work alone on biochemistry at a distance. To have access to the course send a request by mail to letipidecochise@free.fr you will receive within 24 hours your login and password.

Author : Pr Jacques Baratti

MOOC of NEUROSCIENCES

• Cellular neurophysiology 1: How neurons communicate

How does the information circulate in our nervous system? How is the nerve impulse born, how does it travel along axons and how is it transmitted or not from one neuron to another? In this MOOC, you will master these basic principles of neuronal physiology.

Authors: Dr Constance Hammond and Dr Isabelle Virard

• Around the neurons : focus on myelin

How is myelin formed? What happens if it is damaged? In this MOOC, you will learn about specific glial cells: oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, which produce the myelin sheath. You will learn where, when and how they are generated, and how they contribute to the proper functioning of the nervous system and its functional plasticity.

Authors: Dr Myriam Cayre; Dr Catherine Faivre-Sarailh; Dr Isabelle Virard and Fanny Trifilieff

"Writing in Science

In order to introduce students to scientific writing based on research work carried out by researchers in laboratories at the University of Aix-Marseillen, the microbiology teaching team has set up a new course entitled "Writing in Science" within the Master 2 in Microbiology (MIF).

The publishing phase was formative for the students who were able to discover the world of publishing and took advantage of the rigor associated with all forms of scientific writing and peer review.

This first series of publications (4 short stories on 16 pages) has just been published in the latest issue of Médecine/Sciences, which is available free of charge to all.