This course aims at the understanding of general cellular processes, ranging from molecular genetics to intercellular communication to the control of cellular metabolism in cells and animal models. Students will become familiar with state-of-the-art technologies in molecular and cellular biology. The practical work will be extended by presentation and discussion of relevant scientific literature.

Literature seminar in englisch. Presentation and discussion of papers by participants on chromosomes, chromatin, transcription, replication, DNA-repair, recombination, epigenetics, molecular genetics.

Literature seminar in English. Presentation and discussion of papers by participants on chromosomes, chromatin, transcription, replication, DNA-repair, recombination, epigenetics, molecular genetics.

Concepts of modern genetics and genomics, including principles of classical genetics; yeast genetics; gene mapping; forward and reverse genetics; structure and function of eukaryotic chromosomes; molecular mechanisms and regulation of transcription, replication, DNA-repair and recombination; analysis of developmental processes; epigenetics and RNA interference.

Epigenetics studies the inheritance of traits that cannot be attributed to changes in the DNA sequence. The lecture will present an overview of different epigenetic phenomena and provide detailed insight into the underlying molecular mechanisms. The role of epigenetic processes in the development of cancer and other disorders will be discussed.

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This introductory Laboratory course introduces the student to the entire range of classical and modern molecular biosciences. In the second year (Praktikum GL Bio II) the students will perform three praktikum days in:- Bioinformatics- Plant Physiology- Genetics and- Cell Biology II.(total of 12 experiments)Each experiment takes one full day.

Structure and function of eukaryotic genomes: concepts, key experiments, chromatin, mechanisms of transcription, replication, DNA-repair and recombination, epigenetics, reverse genetics.

Several research groups from University, ETH, Basel, Bern and Konstanz meet once per month and present their work related to DNA-repair, recombination, replication, and cancer.