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301101 VO Epigenetics- From basic mechanisms to medical applications (2024W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Termin: täglich 4.- 20.11.2024
Zeit: 16:30-18:00 Uhr
Ort: Großer Hörsaal Histologie, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, 1090 Wien


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

To provide an introduction into basic epigenetic mechanisms and illustrate the role of chromatin for regulating different physiological and developmental processes as well as its involvement in disease.1. IntroductionHistory of Epigenetics 2. Basic epigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationChromatin modificationsNon-coding RNARNA methylationEpitranscriptomics3. Epigenetic PhenomenaImprintingX-Chromosome inactivationPosition effect variegation/Drosophila Epigenetics 4. Techniques to study the epigenome5. Epigenetic signatures in development and differentiationReprogramming of the epigenome during germ cell formation and after fertilizationThe concept of cellular memory (Polycomb- Trithorax)6.Influence of the Environment / Epigenetic alterations in diseaseCancer epigenetics, Clinical implications Imprinting defectsComplex diseaseMouse models to study epigenetics7.Selfish genetic elements and the origin of epigenetic mechanisms8. Epigenetics in host-microbe interactions.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A minimum of 55% of the achievable points is necessary for a positive grade.
sehr gut 90-100%
gut 80-89%
befriedigend 70-79%
genügend 55-69%
nicht genügend 0-54%

Examination topics

Contents of the course units, PDF of power point presentations on Moodle.

Reading list

Provided on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MMB III-2a.,MMB III-3a.,PhD-MB 3, MMEI III, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04,

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