autumn 2015
BIO-8018 Environmental Molecular Genetics - 20 ECTS
Admission requirements
The number of participants is limited to 10.
PhD students register for the course through StudentWeb. Registrations for the autumn semester starts June 1st.
External applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb. Registrations for applications regarding the autumn semester starts February 1st.
Contact Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at the BFE-faculty if you have troubles or questions regarding registration to the course.
Course content
The aim of this course is to give a thorough introduction to molecular genetic methods and bioinformatics used in modern biological research. The course will give a basis for advanced studies in different areas of biology and include practical exercises followed by computer analyses of own data sets. The students will isolate DNA and RNA from Arctic samples, and prepare samples for sequencing and bioinformatics in the first part of the course. The second part includes the study on the epigenetic regulation of gene expression in plants. The laboratory and computer work is running for four weeks and the results are discussed in plenum. The students have to write individual laboratory reports. The lectures will be closely connected to the practical problems to be solved in the laboratory. Selected articles from the scientific curriculum are topics for seminar presented by the students.Objectives of the course
Knowledge:
- Theory of microbial ecology and epigenetics
- Theory of gene and gene expression analyses
- Critical consideration of scientific literature within the topics for the course
- How to write a laboratory report
- Critical assessment of own results
Skills:
- Isolation of DNA and RNA from environmental samples
- Preparation of samples for sequencing
- Bioinformatics - analysis of sequencing results, sequence assemblies
- Gene expression (qPCR), methylation status analysis
- Present objectives, methods and results.
- Oral and written discussion of results
General competence:
- Theory of environmental genetics
- Experimental design
- Molecular laboratory work
- Evaluation of methods
- Discussion of results
- Presentation of results
Assessment
Report (50%) and oral exam (50%). A graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.Students require to attain a pass grade (A to E) in the laboratory report in order to be able to take the oral examination. There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.
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- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 20
- Course code: BIO-8018
- Responsible unit
- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
- Contact persons
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