| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende |
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| 551-0339-00L | Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Division   | 6 KP | 7G | P. Meraldi,
Y. Barral,
M. de Medina Redondo,
U. Kutay,
M. Peter |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Application of the current strategies to study complex and highly regulated cellular processes such as cell division. |
| Lernziel | The students learn to evaluate and to apply the current strategies to study complex and highly regulated cellular precesses such as cell division. |
| Inhalt | During this Block-Course, the students will learn to (1) describe the main regulators and the mechanics of cell division and growth, (2) perform standard lab techniques and quantitate mitosis, (3) evaluate and compare experimental strategies and model systems, (4) independently search and critically evaluate scientific literature on a specific problem and present it in a seminar, and (5) formulate scientific concepts (preparation and presentation of a poster).
Students will work in small groups in individual labs on one research project (8 full days of practical work; every group of students will stay in the same lab during the entire course). The projects are close to the actual research carried out in the participating research groups, but with a clear connection to the subject of the course. |
| Literatur | Documentation and recommended literature (review articles and selected primary literature) will be provided during the course. |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course will be taught in english. |
| 551-1310-00L | A Problem-Based Approach to Cellular Biochemistry | 4 KP | 2G | M. Peter,
A. Helenius,
B. Kornmann,
P. Meraldi,
V. Panse,
P. Picotti,
A. E. Smith |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Independent, guided acquisition of an overview over a defined area of research, identification of important open questions, development of an experimental strategy to address a defined question, and formulation of this strategy within the framework of a research grant. |
| Lernziel | The students will learn to acquire independently an overview over a defined area of research, and to identify important open questions. In addition, they will learn to develop an experimental strategy to address a defined question, and to formulate this strategy within the framework of a research grant. |
| Inhalt | The students will work in groups of two to three, in close contact with a tutor (a group leader from the Institute of Biochemistry). The overview and the small research grant will be developed independently by the students, with guidance from the tutor (regular meetings are mandatory). The students will write up both the overview and the grant in short reports, and present them to their colleagues. |
| Literatur | The identification of appropriate literature is a component of the course. |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course will be taught in english, and requires extensive independent work. |
