gsw050 - Current Topics of Genetics (Complete module description)
| Module label | Current Topics of Genetics |
| Modulkürzel | gsw050 |
| Credit points | 6.0 KP |
| Workload | 180 h |
| Institute directory | Department of Human Medicine |
| Verwendbarkeit des Moduls |
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| Zuständige Personen |
Ebbers, Lena (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Ebbers, Lena (Module responsibility)
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| Prerequisites | Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine |
| Skills to be acquired in this module |
Competencies: ++ deepened biological expertise ++ deepened knowledge of biological working methods + data analysis skills + interdisciplinary thinking ++ critical and analytical thinking ++ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature ++ data presentation and discussion (written and spoken) + team work |
| Module contents |
Lecture: imparting of newest methods and "Hot Topics" in genetics (epigenetics, non-coding RNAs (also with reference to associated diseases)), genome editing, prospects and limitations of studying animal models/organoid cultures of human genetic disease, gene therapy, etc. Seminar: reading/analyzing current literature in the field |
| Literaturempfehlungen |
Klug, Cummings, Spencer, Palladio, Killian, "Concepts of Genetics", Pearson, 2019 Strachan and Read, "Human molecular genetics", CRC Press, 2019 Current publications in genetics journals (e.g. Frontiers in Genetics, Trends in Genetics, PLOS Genetics, Nature Genetics, etc.) |
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| Language of instruction | English |
| Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
| Module frequency | Second half of the winter semester |
| Module capacity | 20 |
| Modullevel / module level | MM (Mastermodul / Master module) |
| Modulart / typ of module | Wahlpflicht / Elective |
| Lehr-/Lernform / Teaching/Learning method | Lecture and Seminar |
| Vorkenntnisse / Previous knowledge | basic knowledge in genetics |
| Form of instruction | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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| Lecture | 2 | SoSe | 28 | |
| Seminar | 2 | SoSe | 28 | |
| Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt | 56 h | |||
| Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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| Final exam of module | graded: written examination (50%), portfolio (50%, concept paper and short presentation), ungraded: technical implementation of the concept paper (production of digital content for science communication (video/podcast)) |
