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

Integrative Plant Sciences

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Enrico Martinoia, Prof. em. Dr. Silvia Dorn, Prof. em. Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem, Prof. Dr. Sacha Baginsky, PD Dr. Jörg Leipner, Prof. Dr. Andrew Hector, Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, Prof. Dr. Samuel C. Zeeman, Prof. Dr. Werner Eugster, Prof. Dr. Jaboury Ghazoul, Dr. Roland Anton Werner, Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmid, Prof. Dr. Christian Körner, Prof. Dr. Ueli Grossniklaus, Dr. Melanie Paschke, PD Dr. Pascal Niklaus, Dr. Frank Landgraf, Dr. Laure Weisskopf, PD Dr. Reto Nyffeler
This block has a maximum of 40 student places. Information: meeting Tuesday, 23.9.2008, 13-14 hr, ETH Zentrum (room announced shortly beforehand). Registration deadline: Monday, 15.9.2008, 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)
Module Introductory Event on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from 1 to 2 pm. Information on online course
  • 23.09 Date 12:15-14:00 (HG G 60)
2 h weekly
seminar Plant Response to Stress (Seminar)
The seminar alternates between attendance periods and online phases. Course start: Monday, 17th November 2008 Attendance periods: November 17th and December 12, 15.15 hrs to 18.15 hrs Link: Course places are limited: 40 persons.
  • 17.11 Date 15:15-19:00 (LFW E 15)
  • 12.12 Date 15:15-19:00 (LFW E 15)
2 h weekly
colloquium Challenges in Plant Sciences
Further information at
  • 23.09 Date 14:15-18:00 (HG G 60)
  • 27.10 Date 09:15-17:00 (HG G 60)
  • 28.10 Date 09:15-17:00 (HG G 60)
2 h weekly

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