12764 - Synthetic Microbiology Modulübersicht
| Module Number: | 12764 |
| Module Title: | Synthetic Microbiology |
| Synthetische Mikrobiologie | |
| Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: | Every summer semester |
| Credits: | 5 |
| Learning Outcome: | The "Synthetic Microbiology" module promotes the interactive work and learning of the participating students by combining different teaching disciplines such as a lecture series, a seminar and a practical course. The ability of the students to work in teams will be stimulated by discussing current literature in the context of the lecture content. After successfully completing the module, the students will have acquired competences in terms of self-organization and communication skills in addition to the acquired specialized scientific knowledge. Moreover, the use of a correct scientific language for communication and the presentation of scientific data will be trained. |
| Contents: | After an introduction into the microbial world, the basics of microbiology will be recapitulated, including the the structure and function of microbial cells, metabolism and energetics, molecular information flow and protein processing, microbial growth and its control, regulatory systems and molecular evolution. Furthermore, methods in synthetic microbiology, bacterial systematics, chassis strains for large-scale genome engineering, the design of minimal organisms and approaches for the construction of minimal organisms will be presented in the lecture series. Finally, ethical issues regarding the generation of synthetic cells will be discussed. |
| Recommended Prerequisites: | Basic knowledge in genetics, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | none |
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | Teaching material such as lecture slides and study questions as well as the relevant literature will be provided to the students via a the moodle learning platform. Recommended scientific literature:
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| Module Examination: | Final Module Examination (MAP) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Written Examination (120 min) |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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| Remarks: | No offers in summer semester 2022! "Recommended Placement in the Study Plan"
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