Universität Wien

270206 VO+SE Nucleic Acid Biotechnology (2023S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

The lecture will take place online on BigBlueButton, accessible on the moodle platform for the lecture. The schedule is every Thursday (except for some weeks, please have a look below), between 09:00 and 10:30, with a pause in between. There are 10 planned lectures, starting from March 9. The slides will be available before the lecture, downloadable as pdf on Moodle. Each lecture will be recorded (slides + audio + video + chatlog), and available to watch for the entire semester.

BigBlueButton link to the online lecture: https://moodle.univie.ac.at/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/guestlink.php?gid=MnHZNa6zqDeA

Lecture dates:
09/03 09:00-10:30
16/03 09:00-10:30
23/03 09:00-10:30
30/03 09:00-10:30
18/04 09:00-10:30 (a Tuesday!)
27/04 09:00-10:30
04/05 09:00-10:30
09/05 09:00-10:30 (a Tuesday!)
19/05 09:00-10:30 (a Friday!)
25/05 09:00-10:30
01/06 09:00-10:30


Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Introduction to nucleic acid biotechnology with an emphasis on understanding the scientific foundations of the technology. Topics include: Chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides, gene synthesis, backbone and base modifications, microarrays and sequencing, DNA-based data storage, extension of the genetic alphabet, DNA and RNA therapeutics. We will also study in detail the structure and function of DNA and RNA, as well as current and modern analytical methods in the field of nucleic acids.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Written and oral reports and participation in discussions, final exam.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Understanding the synthesis and properties of natural and modified nucleic acids and their roles in biotechnology.

Prüfungsstoff

Mix of interactive lecture and reading and discussion of relevant articles and reviews.

Literatur

Nucleic Acids in Chemistry and Biology, Michael Gait, RSC Publishing

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

CHE II-8, BIO II-4, CHE II-4, BC-4, CH FE, BC-Wahl, Freie Wahlfächer und Transferable Skills, EF-1-3

Letzte Änderung: Fr 07.07.2023 13:27