300417 VO Methods in Cell Biology (2015S)

The lecture deals with modern state of the art methods and applications in molecular cell biological research. It is designed for students advanced enough to be already familiar with the basic theory and basic practical approaches in cell and molecular biology (eg: tissue culture, transfection, PCR, etc). The taught subjects are adapted annually to allow incorporation of new developments in the field. Currenly the topics include: modern light microscopy techniques, life cell imaging, epigenetic analyses, genome editing and CRISPR technology, analyses of gene expression, protein-protein interactions, DNA repair techniques, structural biology methods and proteomic approaches.