Faculty of Science

Vascular function and angiogenesis in relation to health and physical activity
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5498-24-06-31
	Enrollment deadline: 04/10/2024

Place

Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports

Date and time

21.10.2024, at: 08:00 - 25.10.2024, at: 16:00

Regular seats

ECTS credits

3.00

Contact person

Kate Wickham E-mail address: kawi@nexs.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser

Ylva Hellsten E-mail address: yhellsten@nexs.ku.dk

Written language

English

Teaching language

English

Semester/Block

Spring

Scheme group

Not included in the scheme group

Exam form

Continuous assessment

Grading scale

Passed / Not passed

Course workload

Course workload category	Hours
Lectures	30.00
Practical exercises	10.00
Theoretical exercises	15.00
E-learning	20.00
Course Preparation	7.50

Sum	82.50

Aim and content

The course covers cardiovascular function, from the microcirculation to the heart, with a focus on the influence of lifestyle-related disease and physical activity. The course will emphasize the latest state-of-the-art research in the field as well as experimental procedures and analytical methods. The course will include four international lecturers as well as several Danish lecturers, each well- renowned within their field. The lecturers are expected to participate throughout the whole course.

The course will be a combination of lectures, discussions, and practical hands-on exercises, as well as demonstration experiments, data treatment, and data presentation. An important aspect of the course will be student presentations and discussions regarding ongoing and upcoming PhD projects. There will overall be a strong emphasis on interactions between faculty and students as well as between students to promote scientific discussions as well as international networking and fostering potential collaborative opportunities.

Requirements of the registrants: The students must be registered in a relevant PhD program (e.g., human health, cardiovascular physiology, cardiovascular medicine, exercise physiology, etc.).

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
• Gain knowledge from world experts regarding the latest state-of-the-art research in macro- and microvascular function and skeletal muscle angiogenesis and how it is influenced by lifestyle-related diseases and physical activity
• Gain insights into cutting-edge methodologies and experimental design in cardiovascular physiology

Skills:
• Learn about invasive methodologies and how they could be implemented in their own research programs
• Problem solving and developing strategies to answer novel scientific questions

Competences:
• Further develop experimental design/research strategies alongside world experts
• Further develop scientific presentation skills

Literature

Literature will consist of scientific articles provided as electronic links to the course participants in the weeks before course start.

Target group

This course targets PhD students at all stages (e.g., starting, middle, or finishing), who are interested in cardiovascular physiology and metabolism. The course will offer a combination of state-of-the-art lectures (methodology and findings) as well as an opportunity for small group discussions with leading experts in the field.

Teaching and learning methods

Format
The course will be a combination of lectures, discussions, and practical hands-on exercises, as well as demonstration experiments, data treatment, and data presentation. An important aspect of the course will be student presentations and discussions regarding ongoing and upcoming PhD projects. There will overall be a strong emphasis on interactions between faculty and students as well as between students to promote scientific discussions as well as international networking and fostering potential collaborative opportunities.

Literature
Literature will consist of scientific articles provided as electronic links to the course participants in the weeks before course start.

Lecturers

Local Speakers
• Prof. Ylva Hellsten (University of Copenhagen, DK)
• Assoc. Prof. Lasse Gliemann (University of Copenhagen, DK)
• Assoc. Prof. Yaël Nossent (University of Copenhagen, DK)
• Assoc. Prof. Per Lav Madsen (Dept Cardiology, Herlev Hospital, DK)

International Speakers
• Prof. Chris Ellis (Western University, CAN)
• Prof. Stuart Egginton (University of Birmingham, UK)
• Prof. Coral Murrant (University of Guelph, CAN)
• Assoc. Prof. Margreet De Vries (Leiden University, Netherlands)

Workload

The course runs on-site over five full days. The students are expected to have read the articles on their own time in preparation for the lectures. The students are also expected to prepare for presentations, discussions, experimental work and data analysis. In total, the expected workload for the students amounts to at least 75 hrs of work, corresponding to 3 ECTS. The participants are expected to put at least half of these hours into selfstudy for the course, preparing presentations and articles. There is no exam but full participation and presentations are required for passing the course.

Remarks

Type of assessment
Students will be required to actively participate in group discussions and will be required to deliver a scientific presentation during the PhD course regarding their ongoing/upcoming PhD project (e.g., poster presentation or oral presentation).

Course fee
There is no course registration fee. PhD students are expected to arrange their own accommodation and flights (for the international attendees).

Practical aspects
The course is expected to run October 21-25, 2024.
The venue is Mærsk Tower (15^th floor), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N.

Deadline for sign up and requirements for sign up
Deadline for registration is Friday 4 October 2024.
Deadline for supplemental information (i.e., motivation letter) is Friday 4 October 2024.
Applicants will be notified of their status (e.g., accepted, wait list, rejected) on an on going basis, with the last day for notification being Monday 7 October 2024.

The course is supported by the Danish Cardiovascular Academy and the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen.

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