Course name
The Basics of Nutrigenomics
Course code
Department
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science
Faculty
Faculty of Animal Sciences
Course
supervisor/Lecturer
Paweł Górka, PhD., Jadwiga Flaga, PhD.
General information
Objective and general
description
Teaching contents
Assessment method
References
Semester, please
specify:
winter/summer
ECTS credits
Summer (2nd cycle)
4
Contact hours
30
Classes/labs
15
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basics of
nutrigenomic. The concept of personalized nutrition and
possibility of its practical use at the current time will be briefly
discussed. The most important scientific methods and animal
models used in nutrigenomic will be presented. Much attention
will be putted on how nutrients affect gene expression and how
nutrigenomic can be used in animal nutrition. Students will have
opportunity to analyze gene expression in animal tissues and learn
how to interpret data coming from nutritional studies.
Nutrigenomic – definition, basics of the concept.
Concept of personalized nutrition
Animal models in nutrigenomics
The effect of nutrients on gene expression.
Molecular methods used in nutrigenomic.
Application of nutrigenomics in animal production
qRT-PCR – example of analysis
mRNA expression – data analysis and interpretation
Review of scientific paper
Written examination.
References
Nutritional genomics: Discovering the path to personalized
nutrition. J. Kaput, R.L. Rodriquez, 2006, John Wiley & Sons.
L. Brown, F. van der Ouderaa. 2007. Nutritional genomics: food
industry applications from farm to fork. British J. Nutr. 97, 10271035.
Z. Zdunczy, Ch.S. Pareek. 2009. Application of nutrigenomics
tools in animal feeding and nutritional research. J. Anim. Feed Sci.
18, 3-16.