Universität Wien

301871 PR Scientific Practice in Molecular Biology II (2025W)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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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. 20 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes

Scientific Practice I and II are internships (lab rotations) in individual research labs (PLEASE IGNORE THE LIST OF LECTURERS; check the link below about finding participating labs), aimed at training students in scientific method and various research techniques in the context of research questions/hypotheses addressed in the chosen lab. These internships can be carried out in ANY molecular biology-related research labs of your choice at the institutes of campus Vienna Biocenter, research institutes in Vienna and beyond (also internationally) or in R&D laboratories of for-profit industrial partners. DO NOT ALLOCATE POINTS FOR THESE INTERNSHIPS! THERE IS NO REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THESE INTERNSHIPS; registrations are possible throughout the year by filling out the registration form available at https://molekularebiologie.univie.ac.at/en/lab-internships/scientific-practice/and forwarding it for approval to the coordinator. Further information at https://molekularebiologie.univie.ac.at/en/lab-internships/scientific-practice/

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

1 monthly processing of a neuroscientific question in one of the working groups at the Center for Brain Research.
Individual instruction in advanced techniques applied in Molecular Cell Biology to answer specific questions related to ongoing neuroscience research. Independent design and execution of experiments, documentation, discussion, and summary of results in a protocol.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment of all experiments, techniques and results, the written protocol and the presentation of the work performed by the supervisor. The SPL or the coordinator of the Scientific Practice may additionally request a written report for assessment.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Compulsory attendance. The participants should be able to apply techniques which are necessary for the completion of their master thesis. The project report should follow the usual IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) structure and include explicitly formulated research question(s) or working hypothesis, description of the empirical findings and conservative conclusions. Other aspects of the report (length, level of details, reference format, etc) should be done according to the criteria and instructions set up by the project supervisor. The report should be drawn within a maximum of two months after the completion of the experimental work and handed in to the supervising group leader for feedback, including suggestions for improving. Having corrected the draft according to the suggestions, the project report must be signed by the supervising group leader

Examination topics

The participants will be involved in ongoing research projects under individual supervision in one of the participating groups.

Reading list

Current publications are provided by the supervisor.

Association in the course directory

MMB V., M-WZB

Last modified: Fr 05.09.2025 09:47