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301246 UE Advanced Genetic Engineering (2024W)

practical course and seminar

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 16 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

dates and link see german-version.
Course requirements and admission criteria:1. Attendance at the preliminary meeting (‘Vorbesprechung’);2. Additional requirements for students who have not completed their bachelor's degree in the bachelor's program Biologie at the University of Vienna in the areas of BMG or BMB: External students who got practical courses (UE) as requirement by the admission to the Master´s program have to complete them in advance (please bring a copy of your admission letter and a current transcript to the preliminary meeting).

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Genetic engineering skills are fundamental to both biological- and biochemical research.
A selected group of interested students will be introduced to state of the art genetic engineering.
Featured Methods:

Bridged PCR
Gibson assembly
Recombineering
CRISPR
Prime editing

The practical course will be complemented by a literature Seminar on
genetic engineering. Each student will present a topic in research literature.

Assessment and permitted materials

The evaluation consists of 3 equal parts: Successful participation in the course (attendance & results), written report that will be discussed and defended in a final exam and a seminar presentation. Each of the 4 parts must be successfully completed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Your active presence in the course is a requirement. Absence on up to maximally 2 days for serious exceptional reasons can be tolerated.

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

MMB III-3a:

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