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551-1517-00L 6 Credits BSC D-BIOL
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Protein Change in Adaptive Evolution

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Kirsten Bomblies, Dr. Charlotte Sarah Hughes, Dr. Aditya Prasad Nayak
Number of participants limited to 5. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:01:24

Abstract

Proteins that seem to have evolved to help stabilize meiosis to temperature and/or polyploidy in plants.

Objective

To learn techniques in protein structure prediction, functional prediction and evolutionary analyses (bioinformatic), as well as protein purification from e. coli, insect cell, and/or cell-free systems, and analysis of e.g. interactions with DNA, thermostability, etc…

Content

Guided research projects to study the biochemical consequences of adaptive evolution in a variety of proteins. Mostly the focus is on proteins that seem to have evolved to help stabilize meiosis to temperature and/or polyploidy in plants.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Will be provided, as appropriate, during the course.

Literature

Will be provided during course.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Grading criteria: Lab Participation, Presentation/Discussion participation, Final written report and oral presentation.Students are obliged to be present throughout the block course.Cancellation: If you have to deregister from a course that has been assigned to you (just emergency reasons), please notify in written the course coordinator at least four weeks before the course starts, for courses in the 1st quarter, a cancellation period of one week applies. The study secretariat D-BIOL must also be informed (email CC [email protected]) so that the enrollment is deleted. Otherwise the course is considered as "failed".

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
practical/laboratory course Protein Change in Adaptive Evolution
Permission from lecturers required for all students. Block course in the 3rd quarter of the autumn semester
  • Tue 13:15-17:00 (LFW B 52)
  • Wed 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 52)
  • Thu 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 52)
  • Fri 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 52)
100 h semesterly

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