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551-0219-00L 6 Credits MSC D-USYS , D-BIOL
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Integrative Plant Sciences

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Nikolaus Amrhein, Prof. Dr. Enrico Martinoia, Prof. em. Dr. Peter Stamp, Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Apel, Prof. em. Dr. Peter Edwards, Prof. Dr. Beat Keller, Prof. Dr. Alex Widmer, Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem, Prof. Dr. Sacha Baginsky, PD Dr. Jörg Leipner, Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, Prof. Dr. Werner Eugster, Dr. Roland Anton Werner, Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmid, Prof. Dr. Christian Körner, Prof. Dr. Frederick Meins, Prof. Dr. Kentaro Shimizu, Dr. Melanie Paschke, Prof. Dr. Christine Müller
Course organised by the Zürich-Basel Plant Science Competence Center, comprising three parts: Part 1: Plant Response to Stress (Online Course), lessons (LV Nr. 551-0207-00) Part 2: Plant Response to Stress (Seminar), seminar (LV Nr. 551-0209-00), Part 3: Challenges in Plant Sciences, colloquium (LV Nr. 551-0205-00) This block has a maximum of 40 student places. Information at: An information meeting on this module takes place on Tuesday, September 25, 2007, from 1 to 2 pm at ETH Zentrum (the exact location will be announced shortly beforehand). Registration deadline: Monday, 17th September 2007, at This block is strongly recommended for the D-BIOL MSc Major "Plant Biology".
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Abstract

In the module "Integrative Plant Sciences", which consists of the online course and seminar "Plant Response to Stress" (PRESS) and the colloquium "Challenges in Plant Sciences" , the focus lies on interdisciplinarity, ranging from molecular biology and biochemistry to ecosystem research, and an integrated understanding of plants in their environments.

Objective

An understanding of how plants cope with stress conditions from the molecular to the ecosystem level.

Content

The online lessons course PRESS (551-0207-00) offers students an interdisciplinary introduction to the field of plant responses to stress, integrating the approaches of molecular biology, plant physiology, and ecology. Students become familiar with the basics of research in plant sciences. The course contains several interactive and multimedia-based elements.The colloquium (551-0205-00) introduces Master’s students and graduate students to the variety of disciplines in plant sciences. At a kick-off meeting, professors give an impulse talk on different topics as an introduction to the broad research fields. Afterwards, students prepare and organize colloquia on different topics according to their interests, gaining expert knowledge as well as practice in discussion and presentation. The PRESS Seminar (551-0209-00) consolidates one relevant scientific topic of the online course PRESS. Students are requested to independently connect and integrate the acquired knowledge about plant stress research in student groups, focusing on one scientific approach per group.

Resources

Lecture Notes

None. Information is provided online and in the course sessions.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Plant Response to Stress (PRESS)
Online course Link:
  • 19.11 Date 15:15-19:00 (LFW C 5)
  • 14.12 Date 15:15-19:00 (LFW C 5)
2 h weekly
seminar Plant Response to Stress (Seminar)
The seminar alternates between attendance periods and online phases. Course start: Monday, 19th November 2007 Attendance periods: November 19, 15.15 to 18.15 hrs and December 17, 15.15 to 18.15 hrs Location: ETH Zentrum (The exact locations will be announced shortly beforehand). Link: Course places are limited: 40 persons.
No time listed 2 h weekly
colloquium Challenges in Plant Sciences
Course dates: Tuesday, 25th September, 2 pm to 6 pm and 6th & 7th November, 9 am to 5 pm Locations: ETH-Zentrum (25th September: CHN F46; 6th & 7th November: ML F38 (am) ML H44 resp. ML D28 (pm)) Link:
  • 25.09 Date 13:15-18:00 (CHN F 46)
  • 06.11 Date 09:15-12:00 (ML F 38)
  • 06.11 Date 13:15-17:00 (ML H 44)
  • 07.11 Date 09:15-12:00 (ML F 38)
  • 07.11 Date 13:15-17:00 (ML D 28)
2 h weekly

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