Biology: Antibiotics - Biology and Chemistry

Education facts

Code: BIOR56

<p>BIOR56</p><p>Antibiotics are very important compounds. The majority of all known antibiotics are produced by bacteria. Antibiotics were once regarded as miracle drugs. However, they are becoming less effective as bacteria develop resistance against them. The increasing occurrence of micro-organisms that are resistant to multiple antibiotics constitutes a serious threat to human health. The course addresses fundamental questions and problems concerning antibiotics. What is the role of antibiotics in nature? How are they synthesized? What are their modes of action? How can new antibiotics be discovered? How can we attack problems with antibiotic resistant micro-organisms? The course brings a comprehensive understanding of the biology and chemistry of antibiotics. It provides insight into bacterial physiology and also industrial and clinical aspects of antibiotics and about evolution of antibiotic resistance.</p>

Entry requirements

120 ECTS credits Science studies including Chemistry 30 ECTS credits and Microbiology 7.5 ECTS credits or Biochemistry 15 ECTS credits and a course corresponding to BIOR18 Microbiology 15 ECTS credits or another relevant advanced molecular biology course 15 ECTS credits. English 6/English Course B.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Biology: Antibiotics - Biology and Chemistry

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 29 March 2027

  End date: 2 May 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %