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Høst 2023

MBI-8005 Antimicrobial Resistance - 3 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for medisinsk biologi

Type of course

PhD course. It is available as a singular course.

PhD students and students at the Medical Student Research Program at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway apply for admission by registering for class in Studentweb by September 1st.

Application deadline for other applicants is 1 June. Application code is 9301.


Course contents

The course will provide detailed insight and knowledge of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. The objectives will include understanding of principles regarding antibiotic resistance, methods for detection of resistance, clinical breakpoints, resistance epidemiology, mechanisms for resistance development/evolution and spread, drivers behind development of antimicrobial resistance, clinically important resistance mechanisms in bacteria, molecular methods for typing of resistance bacterial clones and concepts in drug discovery.

Students shall prepare individually by studying 15-20 selected peer reviewed scientific articles, which together account for about 100 000 words. These articles will be regular experimental studies and review articles covering the different aspects described above regarding antimicrobial resistance.

All students meet in a joint four-day gathering at the Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, campus Tromsø, to attend lab demonstrations with related theoretical instructions. It will be performed demonstrations for phenotypic methods to detect susceptibility to antimicrobial agent in bacteria. The students will also present and critically review one given article in a 20-minute (skype) lecture.


Admission requirements

PhD students, students at a Student Research Programme or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3 + 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted.

Applicants who are affiliated with the National Graduate School IBA will be prioritized for admission if the number of applicants exceeds the course capacity of 25 students.


Objective of the course

After completing the course the students will have the:

Knowledge to:

Skills to:

Competence to:


Language of instruction

English.

Teaching methods

Theoretical study, introductory lectures, group discussions, practical demonstrations and discussions in the lab and presentation of own research and a selected article.