Search result: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2016
Chemical and Bioengineering Master | ||||||
Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements The courses below are only available for MSc students with additional admission requirements. | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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551-0103-AAL | Fundamentals of Biology II: Cell Biology Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 5 credits | 11R | E. Hafen, J. Fernandes de Matos, U. Kutay, G. Schertler, U. Suter, S. Werner | |
Abstract | The goal of this course is to provide students with a wide general understanding in cell biology. With this material as a foundation, students have enough of a cell biological basis to begin their specialization not only in cell biology but also in related fields such as biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacological sciences, molecular biology, and others. | |||||
Objective | The goal of this course is to provide students with a wide general understanding cell biology. With this material as a foundation, students have enough of a cell biological basis to begin their specialization not only in cell biology but also in related fields such as biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacological sciences, molecular biology, and others. | |||||
Content | The focus is animal cells and the development of multicellular organisms with a clear emphasis on the molecular basis of cellular structures and phenomena. The topics include biological membranes, the cytoskeleton, protein sorting, energy metabolism, cell cycle and division, viruses, extracellular matrix, cell signaling, embryonic development and cancer research. | |||||
Literature | Alberts et al. 'Molecular Biology of the Cell' 6th edition, 2014, ISBN 9780815344322 (hard cover) and ISBN 9780815345244 (paperback). Topic/Lecturer/Chapter/Pages: Analyzing cells & molecules / Gebhard Schertler/8/ 439-463; Membrane structure / Gebhard Schertler/ 10/ 565-595; Compartments and Sorting/ Ulrike Kutay/12+14+6/641-694/755-758/782-783/315-320/325 -333/Table 6-2/Figure6-20, 6-21, 6-32, 6-34; Intracellular Membrane Traffic/ Ulrike Kutay/13/695-752; The Cytoskeleton/ Ulrike Kutay/ 16/889 - 948 (only the essentials); Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes /Sabine Werner/11/597 - 633; Mechanisms of Cell Communication / Sabine Werner/15/813-876; Cancer/ Sabine Werner/20/1091-1141; Cell Junctions and Extracellular Matrix/Ueli Suter / 1035-1081; Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal/Ueli Suter /1217-1262; Development of Multicellular organisms/ Ernst Hafen/ 21/ 1145-1179 /1184-1198/1198-1213; Cell Migration/Joao Matos/951-960; Cell Death/Joao Matos/1021-1032; Cell Cycle/chromosome segregation/Cell division/Meiosis/Joao Matos/ 963-1018. | |||||
Prerequisites / Notice | none | |||||
551-0016-AAL | Biology II Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | M. Stoffel, E. Hafen | |
Abstract | The lecture course Biology II is a basic introductory course into biology for students who need to pass this course for admission to their MSc curriculum. | |||||
Objective | The objective of the lecture course Biology II is the understanding of form, function, and development of animals and of the basic underlying mechanisms. | |||||
Content | The following numbers of chapters refer to the text-book "Biology" (Campbell & Reece, 7th edition, 2005) on which the course is based. Chapters 1-4 are a basic prerequisite. The sections "Structure of the Cell" (Chapters 5-10, 12, 17) and "General Genetics" (Chapters 13-16, 18, 46) are covered by the lecture Biology I. 1. Genomes, DNA Technology, Genetic Basis of Development Chapter 19: Eukaryotic Genomes: Organization, Regulation, and Evolution Chapter 20: DNA Technology and Genomics Chapter 21: The Genetic Basis of Development 2. Form, Function, and Development of Animals I Chapter 40: Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function Chapter 41: Animal Nutrition Chapter 44: Osmoregulation and Excretion Chapter 47: Animal Development 3. Form, Function, and Develeopment of Animals II Chapter 42: Circulation and Gas Exchange Chapter 43: The Immune System Chapter 45: Hormones and the Endocrine System Chapter 48: Nervous Systems Chapter 49: Sensory and Motor Mechanisms | |||||
Literature | The following text-book is the basis for the courses Biology I and II: „Biology“, Campbell and Reece, 7th Edition, 2005, Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, ISBN 0-8053-7166-4 | |||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisite: Lecture course Biology I of winter semester | |||||
529-0051-AAL | Analytical Chemistry I Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 3 credits | 6R | D. Günther, R. Zenobi | |
Abstract | Introduction into the most important spectroscopical methods and their applications to gain structural information. | |||||
Objective | Knowledge about the necessary theoretical background of spectroscopical methods and their practical applications | |||||
Content | Application oriented basics of organic and inorganic instrumental analysis and of the empirical employment of structure elucidation methods: Mass spectrometry: Ionization methods, mass separation, isotope signals, rules of fragmentation, rearrangements. NMR spectroscopy: Experimental basics, chemical shift, spin-spin coupling. IR spectroscopy: Revisiting topics like harmonic oscillator, normal vibrations, coupled oscillating systems (in accordance to the basics of the related lecture in physical chemistry); sample preparation, acquisition techniques, law of Lambert and Beer, interpretation of IR spectra; Raman spectroscopy. UV/VIS spectroscopy: Basics, interpretation of electron spectra. Circular dichroism (CD) und optical rotation dispersion (ORD). Atomic absorption, emission, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy: Basics, sample preparation. | |||||
Lecture notes | Script will be for the production price | |||||
Literature | - R. Kellner, J.-M. Mermet, M. Otto, H. M. Widmer (Eds.) Analytical Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1998; - D. A. Skoog und J. J. Leary, Instrumentelle Analytik, Springer, Heidelberg, 1996; - M. Hesse, H. Meier, B. Zeeh, Spektroskopische Methoden in der organischen Chemie, 5. überarbeitete Auflage, Thieme, Stuttgart, 1995 - E. Pretsch, P. Bühlmann, C. Affolter, M. Badertscher, Spektroskopische Daten zur Strukturaufklärung organischer verbindungen, 4. Auflage, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2001- Kläntschi N., Lienemann P., Richner P., Vonmont H: Elementanalytik. Instrumenteller Nachweis und Bestimmung von Elementen und deren Verbindungen. Spektrum Analytik, 1996, Hardcover, 339 S., ISBN 3-86025-134-1. | |||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Excercises are integrated in the lectures. In addition, attendance in the lecture 529-0289-00 "Instrumental analysis of organic compounts" (4th semester) is recommended. | |||||
551-0013-AAL | Biochemistry Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | R. Glockshuber | |
Abstract | The lecture is a basic introductory course on the molecular principles of biology for students who need to pass this course for admission to their MSc curriculum. | |||||
Objective | The goal of this course is to give the students a basic understanding of the molecules that build a cell and make it function, and the basic principles of metabolism and molecular genetics | |||||
Content | The course content is based on the following chapters of the textbook Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 7th edition, 2012, Freeman & Co, New York) Chapter 1: The molecular design of life Chapter 2: Protein composition and structure Chapter 3: Exploring proteins and proteomes Chapter 4: DNA, RNA and the flow of information Chapter 5: Exploring Genes and Genomes Chapter 7: Hemoglobin Chapter 8: Enzymes and the basic concepts of catalysis Chapter 11: Carbohydrates Chapter 12: Lipids and cell membranes Chapter 15: Metabolism: Basic concepts and design | |||||
Literature | Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 7th edition, 2012, Freeman & Co, New York) |
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