Module LS3160-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Nutritional Medicine 2024, compulsory, life sciences
• Bachelor Molecular Life Science 2024, compulsory, life sciences

Classes and lectures:

• Exercises Molecular Biology (exercise, 1 SWS)
• Practical Course Molecular Biology (practical course, 3 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours private studies
• 60 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Practical course (in groups of 2): Safe handling of DNA and RNA
• Detection of gene expression at the level of mRNA, ligation and transformation of plasmid DNA
• Procaryotic expression of protein and identification of isolated proteins
• Design of PCR-primers; specialized PCR techniques and identification of PCR products by electrophoresis
• Exercises: Work with databanks; using IT-program for molecular biology; forming restriction cards

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• They have skills in basic molecular-biological techniques
• They have the basic knowledge of safety at work in molecular-biological labs
• They know the basics of scientific documentation techniques and can work in a team within the rules for GSP of the UzL.

Grading through:

• continuous, successful participation in practical course

Requires:

• Molecular Biology (LS3150)
• Biochemistry 2 (LS2510-MLS)
• Biochemistry 1 (LS2000-MLS)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Norbert Tautz

Teacher:

• Institute of Virology and Cell Biology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Norbert Tautz
• Dr. rer. nat. Olaf Isken
• MSc Danilo Dubrau

Literature:

• : Course script

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

14.04.2021