Oriol Gallego
Role
Lecturer
Qualifications
PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UAB)
Biography
Oriol Gallego holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Between 2006 and 2012 he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2012 he set up his own research group at IRB Barcelona. Since 2018 he has held a tenure-track position at the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences at UPF. The research group combines advanced optical microscope techniques with genetically modified yeast to study molecular mechanisms controlling cell growth. His research has also led him to work closely with other groups.
Subjects they teach
Biochemistry
Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics
Core
Programme:
Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics
This course covers fundamental concepts and subjects in biochemistry, from the basic molecules of life to molecular cell biology and genetics. The course covers the structure and function of DNA, RNA, proteins and cellular components, metabolism and its regulations, and on chemical reactions in the cell.
Subject of the 2020-2021 teaching plan.
Code:
51105
Créditos:
6 ECTS ECTS
Language:
English
Type of subject: Core