301557 VO Principles in Genetics and Developmental Biology (2020W)
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Details
Language: English
Examination dates
Friday
04.12.2020
08:00 - 09:00
Digital
Friday
26.02.2021
08:00 - 09:15
Digital
Friday
16.04.2021
08:00 - 09:15
Digital
Friday
11.06.2021
08:00 - 09:15
Digital
Lecturers
Classes
see german version
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The lecture covers basic and advanced mechanisms, findings and principles of genetics and developmental biology/stem cell biology on a range of experimental models.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
points:
0 - 8: 5
8.5 - 10: 4
10.50 – 12: 3
12.50 – 14: 2
14.50 – 16: 1
0 - 8: 5
8.5 - 10: 4
10.50 – 12: 3
12.50 – 14: 2
14.50 – 16: 1
Examination topics
– 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
– 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
Reading list
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
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
Association in the course directory
MGE I-1, MGE II-1, MPF II-2, MMEI III, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04
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