Universität Wien

301557 VO Principles in Genetics and Developmental Biology (2021W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The lecture covers basic and advanced mechanisms, findings and principles of genetics and developmental biology/stem cell biology on a range of experimental models.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Schriftliche Abschlussprüfung

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Punkteschlüssel:
0 - 8: 5
8.5 - 10: 4
10.50 – 12: 3
12.50 – 14: 2
14.50 – 16: 1

Prüfungsstoff

– Chromosome morphogenesis
– Phase separation in Biology
– Basic principles of totipotency and pluripotency
– Embryonic stem cells as a model for early embryonic development
– The transcription factor network governing embryonic stem cell self-renewal
– Telomeres
– Adaptive mutations; cancer as a genetic disease
– Comparative biology of aging
– Early axis formation in vertebrates
– Evolution of axis formation
– A comparative view on gastrulation mechanisms and genetics
– Genome engineering and an overview of experimental platforms for forward genetic screens in mammalian cells
– Genetics_Drosophila_Zebrafish
– Germ_Cells
– Stem_Cells_Regeneration
– Neuronal_cell_types, prinicple features and_development
– Brain/spinal cord pattering, neural crest and placodes
– axonogenesis, dendritogenesis, pathfinding and synaptogenesis

Literatur

primary literature (reviews, articles)- see lectures
books
The Biology of Cancer by Robert Weinberg
Gilbert : Developmental Biology 8th edition
Larry Squire Darwin Berg Floyd E. Bloom Sascha du Lac Anirvan Ghosh Nicholas C. Spitzer: Fundamental Neuroscience 4th edition

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MGE I-1, MGE II-1, MPF II-2, MMEI III, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:24