Julia Vorholt-Zambelli: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2014 |
Name | Frau Prof. Dr. Julia Vorholt-Zambelli |
Lehrgebiet | Mikrobiologie |
Adresse | Institut für Mikrobiologie ETH Zürich, HCI F 429 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telefon | +41 44 632 55 24 |
Fax | +41 44 633 13 07 |
jvorholt@ethz.ch | |
Departement | Biologie |
Beziehung | Ordentliche Professorin |
Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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551-0104-AAL | Fundamentals of Biology IIB: Plant Biology, Neurobiology, Microbiology, Immunology Die Lerneinheit kann nur von MSc Studierenden mit Zulassungsauflagen belegt werden. | 5 KP | 4R | W. Gruissem, W.‑D. Hardt, A. Oxenius, J. Piel, J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
Kurzbeschreibung | -Water balance, assimilation, transport in plants; developmental biology, stress physiology. - Structure, function, genetics of prokaryotic microorganisms and fungi. - Introduction to the histology, functional anatomy of the nervous system with emphasis on sensory and motor systems and methods of neuroscience. - Fundamental mechanisms of our immunological defence system. | ||||
Lernziel | Microbiology: see under "Inhalt" below. Neurobiology: Understanding the functional anatomy of the nervous system, the outlines of sensory processing as well as knowledge about commonly used methods in modern neuroscience. Immunology: Principles of the ontogeny of the immune system and of immune defense mechanisms | ||||
Inhalt | Microbiology: Basic principles of cell structure, growth physiology, energy metabolism, gene expression. Biodiversity of Bacteria and Archaea in the carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles in nature. Phylogeny and evolution. Pathogenicity. Biotechnology. Antibiotics. Neurobiology: Introduction to the anatomy of the adult nervous system: Histology of the nervous system (cell types and function), functional anatomy of the nervous system (anatomical composition, motor systems, sensory systems, limbic system), build-up and physiology of the nervous system (electrophysiologic events, signal transduction and neurotransmitters), methods to study neuroscience questions Immunology: Cellular and molecular components of the immune system, lymphoid organs, lymphocyte recirculation, innate and adaptive immunity, hematopoiesis, maturation of cells of the adpative immune system, antigen recognition and presentation, gene rearrangement, antibodies, selection mechanisms, primary and secondary immune responses, immunological memory, coordination of immune responses | ||||
Skript | none | ||||
Literatur | - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E.: Plant Physiology 2nd ed. (bzw. 3rd ed) Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA 1998 - Brock, Biology of Microorganisms (Madigan, M.T. and Martinko, J.M., eds.), 12th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009 - Neurobiology: Neuro chapters in Campbell, Reece: Biology (Pearson); D. Purves, G.J. Augustine, D.Fitzpatrik, L.C. Katz, A.-S. LaMantia and J.O. McNamara. "Neuroscience" (Sinauer). Immunology: chapter immune system in , Reece: Biology (Pearson) | ||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | none | ||||
551-0205-00L | Challenges in Plant Sciences | 2 KP | 2K | W. Gruissem, A. Hund, E. Martinoia, J. Vorholt-Zambelli, S. C. Zeeman, weitere Dozierende | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The colloquium introduces students to the disciplines in plant sciences and provides integrated knowledge from the molecular level to ecosystems and from basic research to applications, making use of the synergies between the different research groups of the PSC. The colloquium offers a unique chance to approach interdisciplinary topics as a challenge in the field of plant sciences. | ||||
Lernziel | Major objectives of the colloquium are: introduction of graduate students and Master students to the broad field of plant sciences promotion of an interdisciplinary and integrative teaching program promotion of active participation and independent work of students promotion of presentation and discussion skills increased interaction among students and professors | ||||
Inhalt | Challenges in Plant Sciences will cover the following topics: Spatial patterns and coexistence of plant species Small RNAs Regulating Plant Development Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) and Innate Immunity in Plants and Animals Molecular function and evolution of plant disease resistance genes Climate change and net carbon dioxide fluxes of terrestrial ecosystems Functioning and maintenance of biodiversity from population to community level Abiotic stress in plants Integrating molecular genetics, evolutionary genomics and ecology - examples in plant reproduction Hybridisation Plant invasions into mountainous regions | ||||
551-1103-00L | Microbial Biochemistry | 4 KP | 2V | J. Vorholt-Zambelli, T. J. Erb, J. Piel | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The lecture course aims at providing an advanced understanding of the physiology and metabolism of microorganisms. Emphasis is on processes that are specific to bacteria and archaea and that contribute to the widespread occurrence of prokaryotes. Applied aspects of microbial biochemistry will be pointed out as well as research fields of current scientific interest. | ||||
Lernziel | The lecture course aims at providing an advanced understanding of the physiology and metabolism of microorganisms. | ||||
Inhalt | Important biochemical processes specific to bacteria and archaea will be presented that contribute to the widespread occurrence of prokaryotes. Applied aspects of microbial biochemistry will be pointed out as well as research fields of current scientific interest. Emphasis is on concepts of energy generation and assimilation. List of topics: Eating sugars and letting them in Challenging: Aromatics, xenobiotics, and oil Complex: (Ligno-)Cellulose and in demand for bioenergy Living on a diet and the anaplerotic provocation Of climate relevance: The microbial C1 cycle What are AMO and Anammox? 20 amino acids: the making of Extending the genetic code The 21st and 22nd amino acid Some exotic biochemistry: nucleotides, cofactors Ancient biochemistry? Iron-sulfur clusters, polymers Secondary metabolites: playground of evolution | ||||
Skript | A script will be provided during the course. | ||||
551-1109-00L | Seminars in Microbiology | 0 KP | 2K | M. Aebi, H.‑M. Fischer, W.‑D. Hardt, S. R. Leibundgut, J. Piel, J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Seminars by invited speakers covering selected microbiology themes. | ||||
Lernziel | Discussion of selected microbiology themes presented by invited speakers. | ||||
551-1129-00L | Engineering Bacterial Metabolism | 6 KP | 7P | J. Vorholt-Zambelli, T. J. Erb | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This laboratory course has a focus on current research topics related to metabolic engineering / synthetic biology. Projects will be conducted in small groups. | ||||
Lernziel | The course aims at introducing principles of synthetic biology related to metabolic engineering. The main focus is on practical work and will familiarize with complementary approaches, in particular genetic, biochemical and analytical approaches. Scientific presentation of results. | ||||
Inhalt | The projects will involve the selection of enzymes and pathways for integration into foreign host metabolism and testing of their activity. Experimental work applied during the course will comprise e.g. creation of synthetic operons, cloning work, transformation, enzyme activity tests, dynamic 13C labeling experiments. The course will be linked to ongoing research projects in the laboratory. | ||||
Skript | None | ||||
Literatur | Will be provided at the beginning of the course. | ||||
752-4001-00L | Mikrobiologie | 2 KP | 2V | M. Ackermann, M. Schuppler, J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Vermittlung der Grundlagen im Fach Mikrobiologie mit Schwerpunkt auf den Themen: Bakterielle Zellbiologie, Molekulare Genetik, Wachstumsphysiologie, Biochemische Diversität, Phylogenie und Taxonomie, Prokaryotische Vielfalt, Interaktion zwischen Menschen und Mikroorganismen sowie Biotechnologie. | ||||
Lernziel | Vermittlung der Grundlagen im Fach Mikrobiologie. | ||||
Inhalt | Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Themen: Bakterielle Zellbiologie, Molekulare Genetik, Wachstumsphysiologie, Biochemische Diversität, Phylogenie und Taxonomie, Prokaryotische Vielfalt, Interaktion zwischen Menschen und Mikroorganismen sowie Biotechnologie. | ||||
Skript | Wird von den jeweiligen Dozenten ausgegeben. | ||||
Literatur | Die Behandlung der Themen erfolgt auf der Basis des Lehrbuchs Brock, Biology of Microorganisms |