Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2014
Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie Master | ||||||
Vertiefung in Neurowissenschaften | ||||||
Wahlfächer | ||||||
Wahlfächer II | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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227-0447-00L | Image Analysis and Computer Vision | W | 6 KP | 3V + 1U | G. Székely, O. Göksel, L. Van Gool | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Light and perception. Digital image formation. Image enhancement and feature extraction. Unitary transformations. Color and texture. Image segmentation and deformable shape matching. Motion extraction and tracking. 3D data extraction. Invariant features. Specific object recognition and object class recognition. | |||||
Lernziel | Overview of the most important concepts of image formation, perception and analysis, and Computer Vision. Gaining own experience through practical computer and programming exercises. | |||||
Inhalt | The first part of the course starts off from an overview of existing and emerging applications that need computer vision. It shows that the realm of image processing is no longer restricted to the factory floor, but is entering several fields of our daily life. First it is investigated how the parameters of the electromagnetic waves are related to our perception. Also the interaction of light with matter is considered. The most important hardware components of technical vision systems, such as cameras, optical devices and illumination sources are discussed. The course then turns to the steps that are necessary to arrive at the discrete images that serve as input to algorithms. The next part describes necessary preprocessing steps of image analysis, that enhance image quality and/or detect specific features. Linear and non-linear filters are introduced for that purpose. The course will continue by analyzing procedures allowing to extract additional types of basic information from multiple images, with motion and depth as two important examples. The estimation of image velocities (optical flow) will get due attention and methods for object tracking will be presented. Several techniques are discussed to extract three-dimensional information about objects and scenes. Finally, approaches for the recognition of specific objects as well as object classes will be discussed and analyzed. | |||||
Skript | Course material Script, computer demonstrations, exercises and problem solutions | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: Basic concepts of mathematical analysis and linear algebra. The computer exercises are based on Linux and C. The course language is English. | |||||
227-1035-00L | Dynamische Systeme in der Biologie | W | 6 KP | 2V + 1U | R. Stoop | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Dieser Kurs benutzt die Konzepte der dynamischen Systeme (Vorlesung "Berechenbares Chaos in dynamischen Systemen") für die Beschreibung markanter Phänomene in komplexen Beispielen aus der Populationsdynamik, Neuroinformatik und Systembiologie. Eine besondere Bedeutung fällt dabei Grenzzykluslösungen und ihren Kopplungen zu. | |||||
Lernziel | Anwenden von Konzepten der Nichtlinearen Dynamik auf biologische Systeme. Kombinieren von theoretischer Modellierung und unterstützenden Computersimulationen. | |||||
227-1037-00L | Introduction to Neuroinformatics | W | 6 KP | 2V + 1U | K. A. Martin, M. Cook, V. Mante, M. Pfeiffer | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course provides an introduction to the functional properties of neurons. Particularly the description of membrane electrical properties (action potentials, channels), neuronal anatomy, synaptic structures, and neuronal networks. Simple models of computation, learning, and behavior will be explained. Some artificial systems (robot, chip) are presented. | |||||
Lernziel | ||||||
Inhalt | This course considers the structure and function of biological neural networks at different levels. The function of neural networks lies fundamentally in their wiring and in the electro-chemical properties of nerve cell membranes. Thus, the biological structure of the nerve cell needs to be understood if biologically-realistic models are to be constructed. These simpler models are used to estimate the electrical current flow through dendritic cables and explore how a more complex geometry of neurons influences this current flow. The active properties of nerves are studied to understand both sensory transduction and the generation and transmission of nerve impulses along axons. The concept of local neuronal circuits arises in the context of the rules governing the formation of nerve connections and topographic projections within the nervous system. Communication between neurons in the network can be thought of as information flow across synapses, which can be modified by experience. We need an understanding of the action of inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, so that the dynamics and logic of synapses can be interpreted. Finally, the neural architectures of feedforward and recurrent networks will be discussed in the context of co-ordination, control, and integration of sensory and motor information in neural networks. | |||||
227-1045-00L | Readings in Neuroinformatics | W | 3 KP | 1S | G. Indiveri | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Thirteen major areas of research have been selected, which cover the key concepts that have led to our current ideas of how the nervous system is built and functions. We will read both original papers and explore the conceptual the links between them and discuss the 'sociology' of science, the pursuit of basic science questions over a century of research." | |||||
Lernziel | It is a commonplace that scientists rarely cite literature that is older than 10 years and when they do, they usually cite one paper that serves as the representative for a larger body of work that has long since been incorporated anonymously in textbooks. Worse than that, many authors have not even read the papers they cite in their own publications. This course, ‘Foundations of Neuroscience’ is one antidote. Thirteen major areas of research have been selected, which cover the key concepts that have led to our current ideas of how the nervous system is built and functions. Unusually, we will explore these areas of research by reading the original publications, instead of reading someone else’s digested summary from a textbook or review. By doing this, we will learn how the discoveries were made, what instrumentation was used, how the scientists interpreted their own findings, and how their work, often over many decades and linked together with related findings from many different scientists, generate the current views of mechanism and structure of the nervous system. To give one concrete example, in 1890 Roy and Sherrington showed that there was a neural activity-dependent regulation of blood flow in the brain. One hundred years later, Ogawa discovered that they could use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to measure a blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal, which they showed was neural activity-dependent. This discovery led to the development of human functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), which has revolutionized neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. We will read both these original papers and explore the conceptual the links between them and discuss the ‘sociology’ of science, which in this case, the pursuit of basic science questions over a century of research, led to an explosion in applications. We will also explore the personalities of the scientists and the context in which they made their seminal discoveries. Each week the course members will be given original papers to read for homework, they will have to write a short abstract for each paper. We will then meet weekly with the course leader (KACM) and an assistant for an hour-or-so long interactive seminar. An intimate knowledge of the papers will be assumed so that the discussion does not center simply on an explication of the contents of the papers. Assessment will in the form of a written exam in which the students will be given a paper and asked to write a short abstract of the contents. | |||||
Inhalt | It is a commonplace that scientists rarely cite literature that is older than 10 years and when they do, they usually cite one paper that serves as the representative for a larger body of work that has long since been incorporated anonymously in textbooks. Worse than that many authors have not even read the papers they cite in their own publications. This course, ‘Foundations of Neuroscience’ is one antidote. Thirteen major areas of research have been selected, which cover the key concepts that have led to our current ideas of how the nervous system is built and functions. Unusually, we will explore these areas of research by reading the original publications, instead of reading someone else’s digested summary from a textbook or review. By doing this, we will learn how the discoveries were made, what instrumentation was used, how the scientists interpreted their own findings, and how their work, often over many decades and by many different scientists, linked together to generate the current view of mechanism and structure. We will also explore the personalities of the scientists and the context in which they made their seminal discoveries. To give one concrete example, in 1890 Roy and Sherrington showed that there was a neural activity-dependent regulation of blood flow in the brain. One hundred years later, Ogawa discovered that they could use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to measure a blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal, which they showed was neural activity-dependent. This discovery led to the development of human functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), which has revolutionized neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. We will read both these original papers and explore the conceptual links between them and discuss the ‘sociology’ of science, which in this case, the pursuit of basic science questions over a century of research, led to an explosion in applications. Each week the course members will be given between 2 and 4 papers to read for homework and we will then meet weekly for an hour long interactive seminar. An intimate knowledge of the papers will be assumed so that the discussion does not center simply on an explication of the contents of the papers. Assessment will be done continuously as the individual students are asked to explain a figure, technique, or concept. | |||||
227-1047-00L | The Neurobiology of Consciousness | W | 3 KP | 2V | D. Kiper, A. Gamma | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This seminar reviews the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC). We review recent research focusing on neural events responsible for conscious perception, with a particular emphasis on the visual system. | |||||
Lernziel | The course's goal is to give an overview of the contemporary state of consciousness research, with emphasis on the contributions brought by modern cognitive neuroscience. We aim to clarify concepts, explain their philosophical and scientific backgrounds, and to present experimental protocols that shed light on on a variety of consciousness related issues. | |||||
Inhalt | The course includes discussions of scientific as well as philosophical articles. We review current schools of thought, models of consciousness, and proposals for the neural correlate of consciousness (NCC). | |||||
Skript | None | |||||
Literatur | We display articles pertaining to the issues we cover in the class on the course's webpage. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Since we are all experts on consciousness, we expect active participation and discussions! | |||||
376-1177-00L | Human Factors I | W | 2 KP | 2V | M. Menozzi Jäckli, R. Boutellier, R. Huang, M. Siegrist | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Every day humans interact with various systems. Strategies of interaction, individual needs, physical & mental abilities, and system properties are important factors in controlling the quality and performance in interaction processes. In the lecture, factors are investigated by basic scientific approaches. Discussed topics are important for optimizing people's satisfaction & overall performance. | |||||
Lernziel | The goal of the lecture is to empower students in better understanding the applied theories, principles, and methods in various applications. Students are expected to learn about how to enable an efficient and qualitatively high standing interaction between human and the environment, considering costs, benefits, health, and safety as well. Thus, an ergonomic design and evaluation process of products, tasks, and environments may be promoted in different disciplines. The goal is achieved in addressing a broad variety of topics and embedding the discussion in macroscopic factors such as the behavior of consumers and objectives of economy. | |||||
Inhalt | - Physiological, physical, and cognitive factors in sensation and perception - Body spaces and functional anthropometry - Experimental techniques in assessing human performance and well-being - Human factors and ergonomics in system designs, product development and innovation - Human information processing and biological cybernetics - Interaction among consumers, environments, behavior, and tasks | |||||
Literatur | Gavriel Salvendy, Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th edition (2012) | |||||
376-1179-00L | Applications of Cybernetics in Ergonomics | W | 1 KP | 1U | M. Menozzi Jäckli, Y.‑Y. Hedinger Huang, R. Huang | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Cybernetics systems have been studied and applied in various research fields, such as applications in the ergonomics domain. Research interests include the man-machine interaction (MMI) topic which involving the performance in multi-model interactions, quantification in gestalt principles in product development; or the information processing matter. | |||||
Lernziel | To learn and practice cybernetics principles in interface designs and product development. | |||||
Inhalt | - Fitt's law applied in manipulation tasks - Hick-Hyman law applied in design of the driver assistance systems - Vigilance applied in quality inspection - Accommodation/vergence crosslink function - Cross-link models in neurobiology- the ocular motor control system - Human performance in optimization of production lines | |||||
Literatur | Gavriel Salvendy, Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th edition (2012) | |||||
376-1414-00L | Current Topics in Brain Research | W | 1 KP | 1.5K | M. E. Schwab, U. Gerber, F. Helmchen, I. Mansuy, O. L. D. Raineteau | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Es werden verschiedene wissenschaftliche Gäste aus dem In-und Ausland eingeladen, die Ihre aktuellen Forschungsdaten präsentieren und diskutieren. | |||||
Lernziel | Den Austausch von wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und Daten, sowie die Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit unter den Forschenden zu fördern. Für Studierende: Kritische Auseinandersetzung mit aktueller Forschung; Studierende die Kreditpunkte wollen für dieses Kolloquium, wählen einen Gast und schreiben einen kritischen Aufsatz über dessen Forschung. | |||||
Inhalt | Verschiedene wissenschaftliche Gäste aus den Bereichen Molekulares Bewusstsein, Neurochemie, Neuromorphologie und Neurophysiologie berichten über ihre neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse. | |||||
Skript | kein Skript | |||||
Literatur | keine | |||||
376-1504-00L | Physical Human Robot Interaction (pHRI) This course is restricted to 24 students. | W | 4 KP | 2V + 2U | R. Gassert, O. Lambercy, R. Riener | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course focuses on the emerging, interdisciplinary field of physical human-robot interaction, bringing together themes from robotics, real-time control, human factors, haptics, virtual environments, interaction design and other fields to enable the development of human-oriented robotic systems. | |||||
Lernziel | The objective of this course is to give an introduction to the fundamentals of physical human robot interaction, through lectures on the underlying theoretical/mechatronics aspects and application fields, in combination with a hands-on lab tutorial. The course will guide students through the design and evaluation process of such systems. By the end of this course, you should understand the critical elements in human-robot interactions - both in terms of engineering and human factors - and use these to evaluate and de- sign safe and efficient assistive and rehabilitative robotic systems. Specifically, you should be able to: 1) identify critical human factors in physical human-robot interaction and use these to derive design requirements; 2) compare and select mechatronic components that optimally fulfill the defined design requirements; 3) derive a model of the device dynamics to guide and optimize the selection and integration of selected components into a functional system; 4) design control hardware and software and implement and test human-interactive control strategies on the physical setup; 5) characterize and optimize such systems using both engineering and psychophysical evaluation metrics; 6) investigate and optimize one aspect of the physical setup and convey and defend the gained insights in a technical presentation. | |||||
Inhalt | This course provides an introduction to fundamental aspects of physical human-robot interaction. After an overview of human haptic, visual and auditory sensing, neurophysiology and psychophysics, principles of human-robot interaction systems (kinematics, mechanical transmissions, robot sensors and actuators used in these systems) will be introduced. Throughout the course, students will gain knowledge of interaction control strategies including impedance/admittance and force control, haptic rendering basics and issues in device design for humans such as transparency and stability analysis, safety hardware and procedures. The course is organized into lectures that aim to bring students up to speed with the basics of these systems, readings on classical and current topics in physical human-robot interaction, laboratory sessions and lab visits. Students will attend periodic laboratory sessions where they will implement the theoretical aspects learned during the lectures. Here the salient features of haptic device design will be identified and theoretical aspects will be implemented in a haptic system based on the haptic paddle (Link), by creating simple dynamic haptic virtual environments and understanding the performance limitations and causes of instabilities (direct/virtual coupling, friction, damping, time delays, sampling rate, sensor quantization, etc.) during rendering of different mechanical properties. | |||||
Skript | Will be distributed through the document repository before the lectures. Link | |||||
Literatur | Abbott, J. and Okamura, A. (2005). Effects of position quantization and sampling rate on virtual-wall passivity. Robotics, IEEE Transactions on, 21(5):952 - 964. Adams, R. and Hannaford, B. (1999). Stable haptic interaction with virtual environments. Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on, 15(3):465 -474. Buerger, S. and Hogan, N. (2007). Complementary stability and loop shaping for improved human ndash;robot interaction. Robotics, IEEE Transactions on, 23(2):232 -244. Burdea, G. and Brooks, F. (1996). Force and touch feedback for virtual reality. John Wiley & Sons New York NY. Colgate, J. and Brown, J. (1994). Factors affecting the z-width of a haptic display. In Robotics and Automation, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Conference on, pages 3205 -3210 vol.4. Diolaiti, N., Niemeyer, G., Barbagli, F., and Salisbury, J. (2006). Stability of haptic rendering: Discretization, quantization, time delay, and coulomb effects. Robotics, IEEE Transactions on, 22(2):256 -268. Gillespie, R. and Cutkosky, M. (1996). Stable user-specific haptic rendering of the virtual wall. In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition, volume 58, pages 397-406. Hannaford, B. and Ryu, J.-H. (2002). Time-domain passivity control of haptic interfaces. Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on, 18(1):1 -10. Hashtrudi-Zaad, K. and Salcudean, S. (2001). Analysis of control architectures for teleoperation systems with impedance/admittance master and slave manipulators. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 20(6):419. Hayward, V. and Astley, O. (1996). Performance measures for haptic interfaces. In ROBOTICS RESEARCH-INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM-, volume 7, pages 195-206. Citeseer. Hayward, V. and Maclean, K. (2007). Do it yourself haptics: part i. Robotics Automation Magazine, IEEE, 14(4):88 -104. Leskovsky, P., Harders, M., and Szeekely, G. (2006). Assessing the fidelity of haptically rendered deformable objects. In Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2006 14th Symposium on, pages 19 - 25. MacLean, K. and Hayward, V. (2008). Do it yourself haptics: Part ii [tutorial]. Robotics Automation Magazine, IEEE, 15(1):104 -119. Mahvash, M. and Hayward, V. (2003). Passivity-based high-fidelity haptic rendering of contact. In Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on, volume 3, pages 3722 - 3728 vol.3. Mehling, J., Colgate, J., and Peshkin, M. (2005). Increasing the impedance range of a haptic display by adding electrical damping. In Eurohaptics Conference, 2005 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2005. World Haptics 2005. First Joint, pages 257 - 262. Okamura, A., Richard, C., and Cutkosky, M. (2002). Feeling is believing: Using a force-feedback joystick to teach dynamic systems. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION-WASHINGTON-, 91(3):345-350. O'Malley, M. and Goldfarb, M. (2004). The effect of virtual surface stiffness on the haptic perception of detail. Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, 9(2):448 -454. Richard, C. and Cutkosky, M. (2000). The effects of real and computer generated friction on human performance in a targeting task. In Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, volume 69, page 2. Salisbury, K., Conti, F., and Barbagli, F. (2004). Haptic rendering: Introductory concepts. Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE, 24(2):24-32. Weir, D., Colgate, J., and Peshkin, M. (2008). Measuring and increasing z-width with active electrical damping. In Haptic interfaces for virtual environment and teleoperator systems, 2008. haptics 2008. symposium on, pages 169 -175. Yasrebi, N. and Constantinescu, D. (2008). Extending the z-width of a haptic device using acceleration feedback. Haptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios, pages 157-162. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Notice: The registration is limited to 24 students There are 4 credit points for this lecture. The lecture will be held in English. The students are expected to have basic control knowledge from previous classes. Link | |||||
551-0309-00L | Concepts in Modern Genetics | W | 6 KP | 4V | Y. Barral, D. Bopp, A. Hajnal, O. Voinnet | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Concepts of modern genetics and genomics, including principles of classical genetics; yeast genetics; gene mapping; forward and reverse genetics; structure and function of eukaryotic chromosomes; molecular mechanisms and regulation of transcription, replication, DNA-repair and recombination; analysis of developmental processes; epigenetics and RNA interference. | |||||
Lernziel | This course focuses on the concepts of classical and modern genetics and genomics. | |||||
Inhalt | The topics include principles of classical genetics; yeast genetics; gene mapping; forward and reverse genetics; structure and function of eukaryotic chromosomes; molecular mechanisms and regulation of transcription, replication, DNA-repair and recombination; analysis of developmental processes; epigenetics and RNA interference. | |||||
Skript | Scripts and additional material will be provided during the semester. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course is a co-production of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, and will be taught in English. The course takes place on Monday afternoon at ETH Hoenggerberg, and on Tuesday morning at UniZH Irchel. | |||||
551-0317-00L | Immunology I | W | 3 KP | 2V | A. Oxenius, M. Kopf | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Einführung in strukturelle und funktionelle Eigenschaften des Immunsystems. Grundlegendes Verständnis der Mechanismen und der Regulation einer Immunantwort. | |||||
Lernziel | Einführung in strukturelle und funktionelle Eigenschaften des Immunsystems. Grundlegendes Verständnis der Mechanismen und der Regulation einer Immunantwort. | |||||
Inhalt | - Einleitung und historischer Hintergrund - Angeborene und adaptive Immunantwort, Zellen und Organe des Immunsystems - B Zellen und Antikörper - Generation von Diversität - Antigen-Präsentation und Histoinkompatibilitätsantigene (MHC) - Thymus und T Zellselektion - Autoimmunität - Zytotoxische T Zellen und NK Zellen - Th1 und Th2 Zellen, regulatorische T Zellen - Allergien - Hypersensitivititäten - Impfungen und immun-therapeutische Interventionen | |||||
Skript | Die Studenten haben elekronischen Zugriff auf die Vorlesungsunterlagen. Link: Link Username: D\"NETZ Username" Password: NETHZ (ETH-Email) Password | |||||
Literatur | - Kuby, Immunology, 7th edition, Freemen + Co., New York, 2009 | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Immunology I (WS) und Immunology II (SS) werden in einer Sessionsprüfung im Anschluss an Immunology II als eine Lerneinheit geprüft. | |||||
551-0319-00L | Cellular Biochemistry (Part I) | W | 3 KP | 2V | U. Kutay, C. M. Azzalin, A. Helenius, B. Kornmann, M. Peter | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Concepts and molecular mechanisms underlying the biochemistry of the cell, providing advanced insights into structure, function and regulation of individual cell components. Particular emphasis will be put on the spatial and temporal integration of different molecules and signaling pathways into global cellular processes such as intracellular transport, cell division & growth, and cell migration. | |||||
Lernziel | The full-year course (551-0319-00 & 551-0320-00) focuses on the molecular mechanisms and concepts underlying the biochemistry of cellular physiology, investigating how these processes are integrated to carry out highly coordinated cellular functions. The molecular characterisation of complex cellular functions requires a combination of approaches such as biochemistry, but also cell biology and genetics. This course is therefore the occasion to discuss these techniques and their integration in modern cellular biochemistry. The students will be able to describe the structural and functional details of individual cell components, and the spatial and temporal regulation of their interactions. In particular, they will learn to explain the integration of different molecules and signaling pathways into complex and highly dynamic cellular processes such as intracellular transport, cytoskeletal rearrangements, cell motility, cell division and cell growth. In addition, they will be able to illustrate the relevance of particular signaling pathways for cellular pathologies such as cancer. | |||||
Inhalt | Structural and functional details of individual cell components, regulation of their interactions, and various aspects of the regulation and compartmentalisation of biochemical processes. Topics include: biophysical and electrical properties of membranes; viral membranes; structural and functional insights into intracellular transport and targeting; vesicular trafficking and phagocytosis; post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. | |||||
Skript | Scripts and additional material will be provided during the semester. | |||||
Literatur | Recommended supplementary literature (review articles and selected primary literature) will be provided during the course. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | To attend this course the students must have a solid basic knowledge in chemistry, biochemistry and general biology. The course will be taught in English. | |||||
551-1145-00L | Viral and non-Viral Vectors for Human Gene-Therapy - from Pathogens to Safe Medical Applications Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden. UZH Modulkürzel: BIO708 Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der UZH: Link | W | 2 KP | 3V | Uni-Dozierende | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Basic aspects of virology, the viral mechanisms for transfer of genetic material into cells, different vector-systems and target cells, animal models, specific applications for inborn diseases of the immune system and of metabolism, adverse effects, and new developments of vector systems will be taught. | |||||
Lernziel | Knowledge of important viral and non-viral vector systems. Knowledge of application in human diseases. Knowledge of limiting factors. | |||||
752-4009-00L | Molecular Biology of Foodborne Pathogens | W | 3 KP | 2V | M. Loessner, M. Schuppler | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course offers detailed information on selected foodborne pathogens and toxin producing organisms; the focus lies on relevant molecular biological aspects of pathogenicity and virulence, as well as on the occurrence and survival of these organisms in foods. | |||||
Lernziel | Detailed and current status of research and insights into the molecular basis of foodborne diseases, with focus on interactions of the microorganism or the toxins they produce with the human system. Understanding the relationship between specific types of food and the associated pathogens and microbial risks. | |||||
Inhalt | Molecular biology of infectious foodborne pathogens (Listeria, Vibrio, E. coli, Campylobacter, etc) and toxin-producing organisms (Bacillus, Clostridium, Staphylococcus). How and under which conditions will toxins and virulence factors be produced, and how do they work? How is the interaction between the human host and the microbial pathogen? What are the roles of food and the environment ? What can be done to interfere with the potential risks? | |||||
Skript | Electronic copies of the presentation slides (PDF) will be made available for download to registered students. | |||||
Literatur | Recommendations will be given in the first lecture | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Lectures (2 hours) will be held as a single session of approximately 60+ minutes (10:15 until 11:15 h), with no break. | |||||
752-6403-00L | Nutrition and Performance | W | 2 KP | 2V | S. Mettler, M. B. Zimmermann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course introduces basic concepts of the interaction between nutrition and exercise and cognitive performance. | |||||
Lernziel | To understand the potential effects of nutrition on exercise and cognitive performance, with a focus on the main concepts and principles of nutrition before, during and after exercise. | |||||
Inhalt | The course will cover elementary aspects of sports nutrition physiology, including carbohydrate, glycogen, fat, protein and energy metabolism. A main focus will be to understand nutritional aspects before exercise to be prepared for intensive exercise bouts, how exercise performance can be supported by nutrition during exercise and how recovery can be assisted by nutrition after exercise. Although this is a scientific course, it is a goal of the course to translate basic sports nutrition science into practical sports Nutrition examples. | |||||
Skript | Lecture slides and required handouts will be available on the ETH website. | |||||
Literatur | Information on further reading will be announced during the lecture. There will be some mandatory as well as voluntary readings. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | General knowledge about nutrition, human biology and biochemistry is a prerequisite for this course. The course builds on basic nutrition and biochemistry knowledge to address exercise and performance related aspects of nutrition. The course is designed for 3rd year Bachelor students, Master students and postgraduate students. Language: English It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. The lecture (including the handouts) is not designed for distance education. |
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