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301277 SE Journal Club III (2025W)

Stem Cell Biology: Evolutionary, developmental and pathological dimensions

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 18 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

301277 Stem Cells Journal Club III

Room: MPL / Doktor Bohr-Gasse 9/4 4th floor Seminar Room (4.120)

Dates:

Date 0: Oct 10, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 :: Pre-discussion :: General introduction, Literature distribution

Date 1: Friday, Nov 28, 2025 :: 12:00 - 17:00 :: Presentations
Date 2: Friday, Dec 12, 2025 :: 12:00 - 17:00 :: Presentations
Date 3: Friday, Jan 23, 2025 :: 12:00 - 17:00 :: Presentations

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This journal club is a wonderful opportunity to stay abreast of new topics and publications in stem cell biology -- an exciting field that attracts a lot of interest and research funding.

In the pre-discussion, students will be briefly introduced to the field and a number of recent research papers grouped around some core themes (typically, <= 12 months of age), and then sign up for the publication that they would like to present. Topics vary for each term, and range from stem cells in "simple" animal or plant systems to biomedical applications and organoids.

For the presentation, students are expected to place the publication in the context of the respective field, and discuss its major findings, and how they align with the state of the field. The discussion typically also includes an assessment of major strengths and weaknesses of the paper.

Presentations are held in English, and every presentation will also receive constructive feedback from peers and the organiser to improve presentation skills of all presenters.

Assessment and permitted materials

Compulsory attendance; the evaluation consists of different performances: quality and completeness of the seminar presentation, active participation in the scientific discussion of the presented publications, written records (the percentage of the subgrades will be announced by the course leader); each of the subgrades must have a positive evaluation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For the assessment of the performance, the following criteria are used:
Attendance and Presentation of a topic that is largely correct (grade: 4)
Plausible structure of the presentation; ability to select subtopics of particular relevance; ability to answer selected questions to the presentation (grade: 3)
Ability to weigh different arguments; constructive participation in the scientific and conceptional discussion of presentations made by the other participants (grade: 2)
Ability to critically evaluate the arguments presented in a publication; ability to think conceptually, e.g. by referring to controversies or follow-up work; own ideas for addressing open questions (grade: 1)

Examination topics

see above

Reading list

A list of relevant literature will be communicated in the pre-discussion.

Association in the course directory

MMEI III, MGE III-1, MGE III-2, MMB III-2, MMB III-4a:, MMB W-2, M-WZB, MNEU V.

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