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

Subject
Programme
Typology

Biochemistry

Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics

Core

Programme:
Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics

Description

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