First Year Curriculum

Date/Day*

Time

Topics

25.01.2017 W

18:15

Stoichiometry

01.02.2017 W

18:15

Lecture only (at 17:00) – no tutorial

08.02.2017 W

18:15

PCR: semi-quantitative versus real-time: utility for genotyping, quantitative detection of gene expression and identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms

(Marwa GHOUL)

Resolving DNA and RNA by agarose gel electrophoresis: detection by Southern and northern blot

(Tuong-Van HOANG)

15.02.2017 W

18:15

Gene cloning for protein expression, including the utility and application of site-directed mutagenesis and epitope tagging

(Jennifer ARNDT)

Transcriptomic analysis: contrasting RNA-Seq with microarray approaches, including the basic principles of both techniques

(Despina MYTI)

22.02.2017 W

18:15

Practical applications of theory

01.03.2017 W

18:15

Principles of preparative chromatography and protein precipitation for the fractionation of complex mixtures

(Alisa AGNÉ)

Protein resolution by electrophoresis, including sample preparation and protein quantification methods

(Miša GUNJAK)

08.03.2017 W

18:15

Antibodies: generation and labelling of antibodies, and application in immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation

(Ruth HEINDL)

Protein-protein interactions: Utility of GST pulldown and co-immunoprecipitation, including independent validation

(Marija GrediĆ)

15.03.2017 W

18:15

Practical applications of theory