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This entry is from Winter semester 2016/17 and might be obsolete. No current equivalent could be found.

Entwicklungsbiologie der Wirbeltiere

Level, degree of commitment	Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning, workload	VL mit Tutorium „Entwicklungsbiologie der Wirbeltiere“ UE „Xenopus als Modelsystem der Wirbeltierentwicklung“ SE „Entwicklungsbiologie der Wirbeltiere“, 360 hours (Entwicklungsbiologie der Wirbeltiere (90 h), Xenopus als Modelsystem der Wirbeltierentwicklung (180 h), Entwicklungsbiologie der Wirbeltiere (90 h))
Credit points, formal requirements	12 CP Translation missing. German original: Die Gesamtnote setzt sich zu 50% aus den Leistungen des Seminars (benoteter Seminarvortrag) und zu 50% aus der Note für das Protokoll zusammen.
Language, Grading	German, The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Biologie.
Duration, frequency	One semester, each winter semester (Block im März)
Person in charge of the module's outline	N.N.

Developmental Biology of Vertebrates:

Developmental biology of vertebrates; mechanisms of fertilization; the role of maternal factors: basics of axis termination; signaling systems relevant to developmental biology and their function; determination of signaling centers and their role in embryonic development; control of morphogenetic processes such as gastrulation and neurulation; molecular mechanisms of cell migration using the example of neural crest cells; medical relevance of developmental biology processes.

Xenopus as a model system of vertebrate evolution:

Molecular basis of vertebrate development using the clawed frog Xenopus as an example. Xenopus is traditionally a system ideally suited to study processes of axis termination. In the course, participants will obtain various key regulators of axis termination and elucidate which molecule is involved through their own experiments. Both classical and modern techniques using the Xenopus system as well as molecular biological and biochemical methods will be applied (e.g. egg deposition, fertilization, micromanipulation including microinjection, expression analysis by in situ hybridization or RT-PCR, life cell imaging). Furthermore, the evaluation, documentation and presentation of experimental data will be learned or deepened.

Developmental biology of vertebrates:

Current topics in developmental biology

Qualification Goals

Acquisition of in-depth fundamentals (theoretical, experimental) of vertebrate developmental biology. Students acquire in-depth knowledge of vertebrate developmental biology, morphogenesis and cell biology. Basic mechanisms of induction, signal transduction and communication of cells will be considered. Methodological knowledge will be expanded, and the ability to independently design and conduct experiments in developmental biology will be learned. The critical evaluation of experimental data and the structured writing of experimental protocols will be learned. The module lays the foundation for research and practice-related professional fields in the field of developmental biology with relevance to molecular cell biology, medicine and pharmacology.

Prerequisites

Translation is missing. Here is the German original:

Mind. 45 LP aus den Kernmodulen; vorausgesetzt werden Kernmodul 2 und Kernmodul 3

Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Biologie.

When studying M.Sc. Computer Science, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Biology.

advanced module in biology

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Winter 2016/17
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