Course: Methods in Molecular Biology

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Course title Methods in Molecular Biology
Course code CNB/ME200
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čejnová Jana, Mgr.
  • Štolba Petr, RNDr.
  • Liegertová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. model organisms (history, basic terminology) 2. E. coli (basics of cloning, recombinant DNA technology) 3. Yeasts (2-hybrid system) 4. C. elegans (RNAi) 5. Insects (P-element transformation, Gal4/UAS system) 6. P. dumerilii (gene expression profiling in cellular resolution) 7. Lancelets (RNA in situ/FISH) 8. Fish (I-SceI transgenesis, Zn-finger nucleases, TALENs) 9. Amphibians (morpholino knock-down) 10. G. domesticus (viral transgenesis) 11. M. musculus (ES cells modifications, Cre-LoxP system, CRISPRs system) 12. Basics of Bioinformatics (+ practical exercise)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Students will learn and understand basic terminology, approaches and methods used in molecular genetics and genetic engineering.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students are expected to learn and understand basic terminology, approaches and methods used in modern molecular genetics and genetic engineering.
Recommended literature
  • ALBERTS, Bruce, Alexandr JOHNSON a Julian LEWIS, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2015 (ev. některé předchozí vydání).
  • Bruce A. Molecular Biology of the Cell.
  • Cvrčková Fatima. Úvod do praktické bioinformatiky, Academia, (2006).
  • Dorian J., et al. Základy lékařské genetiky.. Praha: Galén, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7262-449-2.
  • Gilbert S. Developmental Biology.
  • Gilbert S. F. Developmental Biology. 10th ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2013..
  • KOČÁREK, E. et al. Molekulární biologie v medicíně. Praha: NCO NZO, 2007. 218 s. ISBN 978-80-7013-450-4.
  • Rosypal, S. Úvod do molekulární biologie. Brno,. 1997.
  • ŠMARDA, J. a kol. Metody molekulární biologie. Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2010. ISBN 978-8-0210-3841-7.
  • Watson J.D., Baker T.A., Bell S.P., Gann A. Molecular Biology of the Gene. 7th ed. Benjamin Cummings, 2013..


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