BIO-3134 Applied Molecular Genetics - 20 stp

Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi

Theoretical and practical subject.

MBI-1001 Cell and molecular biology, BIO-2601 General microbiology

The aim with this course is to give a thorough introduction to molecular genetic methods used in modern biological research. All lectures will be closely connected to the practical problems to be solved in the laboratory. Written laboratory reports will be subjects for plenary discussions as well as literature seminars. The course will give a basis for advanced studies in different areas of microbiology and will therefore contain problems concerning medicine, ecology and food-microbiology.

Four practical problems are planned within the following topics: Taxonomy, genetic diversity, identification and characterisation, molecular microbal ecology and horizontal gene transfer.

The following methods will be used: rep-PCR-fingerprinting, 16S-RFLP, fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), microarray, real-time PCR, Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), conjugation and transformation. The teaching will also address bioinformatic tools for phylogeny and microarray technology.

The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.

Lectures 10 hours, field and laboratory exercises 60 hours, seminars and project work 40 hours.

Laboratory report and oral exam with grades. Letter grades, A-F.

Rapport: Project and oral test
Skriftlig eksamen: One oral test

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.

Rapport

BIO-340 ects Applied molecular microbiology ects 15 ects
BIO-8104 ects Applied molecular genetics ects 20 ects

Available on request