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301400 VU Fundamentals of Quantitative Biology (2026S)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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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. 70 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Vorbesprechung: 2.3.2026 um 9 Uhr - HS A & B, VBC5, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, 1030 Vienna
Lectures pre-recorded.
UE in CCR1 und 2 (10 am - 6 pm, 3 groups/day, 3 hrs/group)
Termine:
April 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
Mai 5, 7, 12, 19, 21, 26, 28
Juni 2, 9, 11, 16, 18

  • Monday 02.03. 09:00 - 10:00 STB/Hörsaal A Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, 1030 Wien (Kickoff Class)
  • Tuesday 14.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 16.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 23.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 28.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 30.04. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 05.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 07.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 12.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 19.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 21.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 26.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 28.05. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 02.06. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 09.06. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 11.06. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 16.06. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 18.06. 10:00 - 18:00 BZB EDV-Raum CCR01, 6.Ebene 6.505, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
    BZB EDV-Raum CCR02, 6.Ebene 6.506, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Our understanding of fundamental biological processes at the molecular level is becoming progressively quantitative. We can measure with an ever increasing precision the concentrations, lifetimes and energy levels of different molecular players and assess with an ever increasing certainty their cellular locations, molecular partners and functional roles. As a consequence, quantitative approaches have become an indispensable part of modern molecular biology toolkit, with computational modeling and statistical analysis playing a central role. This course aims to develop an in-depth knowledge of the quantitative aspects of molecular processes in biology, the ways to study such processes using analytical and computational models, and the fundamentals of statistical data analysis from both theoretical and practical perspectives. As a means of integrating these three areas, developed and presented in a series of theoretical lectures, the students will learn the elements of Python programming in a set of practical exercises of increasing complexity, which will also enable them to read, critically understand, and modify complex, advanced programs and pipelines as necessary.

Assessment and permitted materials

Series of on-site lectures and practical computational exercises plus final exam. The final exam is closed-book, multiple choice. You may need to do some simple calculations; handheld calculator is allowed (no tablets or similar).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Final written, closed-book exam (35%); solved exercises (65%).
1 (Sehr Gut): 90 -100%
2 (Gut) 75 - 89.99%
3 (Befriedigend) 60 - 74.99%
4 (Genügend) 50 - 59.99%
5 (Nicht genügend) <50%
For a positive grade, you need to achieve a minimal of 50% correct answers in the written exam and minimum of 50% of all exercise points.

Examination topics

Reading list

Rob Phillips & Ron Milo "Cell Biology by the Numbers", Garland Science, 2016

Association in the course directory

MMB II., MNEU I

Last modified: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27