Cell Science (FOKOGEN225_1A) for Students of Dentistry
2024/25 Academic year - 1st semester
General information
Prerequisite subject: -
Credits: 3
Attendance: 75% of the practicals
Exam: Moodle test in the exam period.
Cell Science is a one-semester subject for students of Medicine and Dentistry. Claims for exemptions are only considered if handed or emailed to Dr. Orsolya Lang (course coordinator) no later than September 6th.
Cell Science has theoretical (lecture) and laboratory (practice) parts.
The Department of Genetics, Cell—and Immunobiology (DGCI) gives lectures in Brown or Green Lecture Hall (NET Building, Nagyvárad tér 4 Budapest). For a detailed schedule, please visit the Topic list on the homepage or in Moodle.
DGCI weekly gives practices in Lab 13- 16 (NET Building).
Practices are obligatory. More than three absences of ANY REASON during a semester invalidate the semester. A notebook for notes and drawings and colored pencils are needed in practice.
Remember the exact time of lectures and practices; don't be late. Being late from practice may be considered an absence.
All lab (Practice Room) belongings should be handled with care. The groups working in the same room should pay for any disappearance or harm to them.
In the first semester, you have two Midterms (Moodle tests): the week of 6th and 12th. The exact time will be announced later. Both practice and theory knowledge will be tested. At the end of the semester, your performance will be evaluated according to the total scores therefore
Better grades are only credited to those who have more than 50 % of the exam scores. There is no opportunity to improve the midterm results.
During the examination period, you have to take the final exam. You are allowed to take the exam if you have the subject's signature. Requirement of signature: not more than 3 absences from the practices that the practice teacher verifies.
The competition (written) will be on the 13th week, and every student who achieves 75% of the midterm scores (calculated from the two midterms) is invited.
Exam information
The semester closing exam (Cell Science) is a Moodle test (multiple choice essays, figures, etc., covering both practical and theoretical parts of the subject). For passing (Grade 2-5), you have to reach more than 50 % of the exam scores.
Online registration for the exam is in the second part of November, when the exam days will be published. Signing up and modifying the exam days can be arranged exclusively online by the students’ registration system (NEPTUN). If you want to change your exam day, you must first cancel your earlier signup. Please consider the registration deadlines for the exams. The time, the place, and the number of students may change after your registration, so check these parameters before the exam.
Students have three chances to take the exam. The failed exam can be repeated after one day with a new registration. During the examination period, voluntary consultations (the exact time and location will be given in the website tab.
On the DGCI's homepage (www.gsi.semmelweis.hu), more information is available, such as slides of lectures and practices, a summary of topics not found in the book, a description of cytological methods, and a detailed topic list for midterms and exams.
Contacts:
Head of DGCI: Prof. Dr. Edit Buzás - room 717 (7th floor) NET building.
Course coordinator: Dr. Orsolya Lang - room 719 (7th floor) NET building.
Needed textbook:
Alberts et al.: Essential Cell Biology. Garland Science/Taylor & Francis Group Publ. 2018. (5th edition) ISBN: 978-0393680362
Recommended textbook:
Alberts et al.: Molecular Biology of the Cell. Garland Science/Taylor & Francis Group Publ. (4th ot 5th edition)
Books are available at Medicina Könyvesbolt, Address: 1091 Budapest, Üllői út 91/A.
Phone: 215-3786, 215-9618, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Notes for practices:
Dear Students,
In the 2024/5 Academic year - 1st semester of Semmelweis University (hereafter SU), the Cell Science exam (Dept. Genetics, Cell- & Immunobiology – hereafter DGCI) will be an in-person Moodle test organized in the NET Building. The exam period starts on the 9th of December, and the exam dates are given in the Neptun system. Signing up and modification of the exam days can be arranged exclusively online by the students’ registration system (NEPTUN). If you want to change your exam day, you must first cancel your earlier signup. Please consider the registration deadlines for the exams. The time, the place, and the number of students may change after your registration, so check these parameters before the exam.
Examination info:
The semester is finished with a Moodle exam with a short essay and multiple/simple choice questions. The exam grade will be calculated from the exam score. For passing (Grades 2-5), you must reach more than 50 % of the exam scores (minimum 30). If you collect the minimum 30 scores, the exam grade will be calculated from the sum of exam scores (maximum 60).
Score |
Final grade |
|
0 - |
29 |
1 |
30 - |
36 |
2 |
37 - |
44 |
3 |
45- |
52 |
4 |
53 - |
60 |
5 |
Those students who achieve 75% of the midterm scores (minimum 30) get one grade better on the exam (e.g., if you reach a grade of 2 on the written exam, you will get 3 as a final grade in the NEPTUN). This better mark is only credited to those who have more than 50 % of the exam scores.
The topics are based on the textbook, lectures, and practices, so attending them considerably helps the successful preparation for the exam. In the exam, it is not enough to reproduce the topics of the textbook and presentations, you have to be able to synthesize and integrate the knowledge from different parts.
During the exam period, we offer one hour of free and optional Zoom consultation every week. The times and the Zoom link designation of the consultations will be published on our homepage (see Consultation tab).
Useful hints
Although the exact time and location of the exam are given in the Neptun, they may vary in the case of technical issues. Therefore, please check your email or the NEPTUN in the morning on the exam day.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the exam. To be accepted for the exam, You must have a student ID card or Passport. To start the exam, you need to know your SEKA ID and your password. The duration of the Moodle test will be 55 minutes.
Do not forget that not only the textbook texts but also the figures and drawings are part of the subject. You have to recognize TEM figures of cell organelles or schemes of different cellular processes or light/ confocal microscopic preparations. While preparing yourself for the exams, it is not enough to read the textbook, always make notes, draw schemes, and flow charts.
Students have three chances to take the exam. The failed exam can be repeated after 1 day with a new registration.
CV course in the following semester:
For those students who could not pass the Cell Science exam in the winter exam period, the Cell Science CV course without lectures and practices will be announced in the 2nd semester. Those students who already have the signature for Cell Science are allowed to take the Cell Science exam after the second semester of 2024/25 (with the number of possibilities that remained in the first semester of 2024/25). Students have to register in the Neptun system for Cell Science (EM student AOKOGEN666_1A and ED student FOKOGEN225_1A) labeled by CV (only exam) announced in the second semester of 2024/25.
Plan your examination period carefully. Do not postpone your exams to the end of the period. Leave the last week of the exam period free for accidental retakes, but we hope these weeks will rather serve for your recreation.
We wish you a successful preparation!
Kind regards,
Orsolya Lang MD PhD
course coordinator
Consultations in the exam period:
Date |
Time |
Zoom URL |
Passcode |
09.12. Monday |
11:00 |
https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
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16.12. Monday |
11:00 |
https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
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06.01. Monday |
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13.01. Monday |
11:30 | https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
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20.01. Monday |
11:00 | https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
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27.01. Monday |
11:00 |
https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
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03.02. Monday |
11:00 | https://semmelweis.zoom.us/j/ |
Results of the competition
ED Cell Science | ||||
Neptun code | Grade | Points | Prize | |
1 | IXACL1 | 5 | 49 | I. |
2 | YALZGH | 5 | 47,33 | II. |
3 | S4G00W | 5 | 45 | III. |
4 | ZV0MNU | 4 | 40 | IV. |
5 | Y1DCB3 | 4 | 40 | IV. |
6 | HQTUQ4 | 4 | 38,75 | V. |
7 | HV9QDZ | 34,5 | VI | |
8 | I8LAK9 | 24 | VII. |
Dear Student,
If the sum of your midterm scores is minimum 75% ( 30 out of 40 scores), you are invited to the competition. The competition looks like an exam, and based on your achievement we offer grades (e.g. 4 or 5). In those later cases, you do not have to take the exam during the exam period.
The Competition is a 55 mins Moodle test with a short essay and multiple/simple choice questions. Please arrive 10 minutes before the test and do not forget to bring ID card or passport!
Based on your achievement, we offer exam grade by the following:
Score |
Competition Achievement |
Final grade offered with better grade option |
|
0 - |
29 |
1 |
no grade offer |
30 - |
36 |
2 |
no grade offer |
37 - |
41 |
3 |
4 |
42- |
52 |
4 |
5 |
53 - |
60 |
5 |
5 |
The competition is not compulsory, it is an option. You can practice or if you prepare well you may pass the exam. Participation in the competition does NOT reduce the number of your exam chances during the examination period.
So nothing to lose.
So good luck,
Orsolya Lang
Time and place of the competition: 18:00–20:00 on 29th of November, rooms L13-L16 in NET Building
The user name and password are published in the NEPTUN.
Course coordinators:
Cell Science, Cell biology,
Genetics (EPh):
Dr. LÁNG, Orsolya
Immunology:
Dr. HOLUB, Marianna
+36 1 210 2930 / 56234
Genetics and Genomics:
Dr. HEGYESI, Hargita
+36 1 210 2930 / 56326
Academic (Neptun) administration:
+36 1 210 2950
+36 1 210 2930 / 56253