Julia Vorholt-Zambelli: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2019 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551-0110-AAL | Fundamentals of Biology II: Microbiology Belegung ist NUR erlaubt für MSc Studierende, die diese Lerneinheit als Auflagenfach verfügt haben. Alle andere Studierenden (u.a. auch Mobilitätsstudierende, Doktorierende) können diese Lerneinheit NICHT belegen. | 2 KP | 2R | J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Structure, function, genetics of prokaryotic microorganisms and fungi. | ||||
| Lernziel | 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. | ||||
| Inhalt | 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. | ||||
| Skript | none | ||||
| Literatur | Brock, Biology of Microorganisms (Madigan, M.T. and Martinko, J.M., eds.), 12th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009 | ||||
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | none | ||||
| 551-0205-00L | Challenges in Plant Sciences  Number of participants limited to 40. | 2 KP | 2K | S. C. Zeeman, M. Paschke, A. Rodriguez-Villalon, C. Schöb, J. Vorholt-Zambelli, A. Widmer, 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: Chemical communication among plants, insect and pathogens. Specificity in hormone signaling. Genetic networks. Plant-plant interactions. Resilience of tropical ecosystems. Regulatory factors controlling cell wall formation. Chlorophyll breakdown. Innate immunity. Disease resistance genes. Sustainable agroecosystems. | ||||
| 551-1103-00L | Microbial Biochemistry | 4 KP | 2V | J. Vorholt-Zambelli, 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: Microbial Biochemistry and origin of life Methanogenesis and methylotrophy Anaerobic oxidation of methane Microbial autotrophy Complex: (Ligno-)Cellulose and in demand for bioenergy Challenging: Aromatics and hydrocarbons Living on a diet and the anaplerotic provocation 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. | ||||
| 551-1106-00L | Progress Reports in Microbiology and Immunology Students must sign up via secr.micro.biol.ethz.ch | 0 KP | 5S | J. Piel, M. Aebi, H.‑M. Fischer, W.‑D. Hardt, A. Oxenius, J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Presentation and discussion of current research results in the field of Microbiology and Infection Immunology | ||||
| Lernziel | Precise and transparent presentation of research findings in relation to the current literature, critical discussion of experimental data and their interpretation, development and presentation of future research aims | ||||
| 551-1109-00L | Seminars in Microbiology | 0 KP | 2K | M. Aebi, H.‑M. Fischer, W.‑D. Hardt, M. Künzler, J. Piel, S. Sunagawa, 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 | Understanding and Engineering Microbial Metabolism  Number of participants limited to 6. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. | 6 KP | 7P | J. Vorholt-Zambelli | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | This laboratory course has a focus on current research topics in our laboratory related to metabolic engineering, the general understanding of metabolism, and is focused particularly on C1-metabolism. Projects will be conducted in small groups. | ||||
| Lernziel | The course aims at introducing key principles of metabolic engineering and techniques applied in metabolism related research. The main focus of this block course is on practical work and will familiarize participants with complementary approaches, in particular genetic, biochemical and analytical techniques. Results will be presented by students in scientific presentations. | ||||
| Inhalt | The course and will include topics such as pathway elucidation & engineering and related ongoing research projects in the lab. Experimental work applied during the course will comprise methods such as cloning work & transformation, growth determination, enzyme activity assays, liquid-chromatography mass-spectrometry and dynamic labeling experiments. | ||||
| 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 | ||||