Upon successful completion of this course, students have skills in methods of developmental biology:

•   are capable of performing live embryo husbandry

•   are able to carry out in-ovo stainings

•   are familiar with the use of embryonic stage discrimination standards for model organisms

•   document the observed embryonic stages by drawings with anatomical labelling

•   are familiar with tissue preparation (including cryosectioning), the use of different molecular markers, and immunohistological staining methods

•   microscopy, data analysis, and photographic data documentation

•   know the standards of proper documentation of research data and the universal format of a lab notebook

•   know how to carry out formal laboratory reports (and the structure of a scientific paper)

•   have basic knowledge in the field of auditory system development

•   have basic knowledge of the organisation of the auditory system across vertebrate groups

•   have basic knowledge of the development of the middle and inner ear, as well as selected auditory brain centres

are able to summarize current hypotheses about the evolution of the auditory system in vertebrates skills:

++ deepened biological expertise

++ deepened knowledge of biological working methods

++ data analysis skills

++ critical and analytical thinking

+ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature

++ ability to perform independent biological research

+ data presentation and discussion (written and spoken)

+ teamwork

+ ethics and professional behaviour

+ project and time management

textbooks: Gilbert S.F., Development, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 11th edition 2016; Mathews W.W & Schoenwolf G.C., Atlas of Descriptive Embryology, Prentice-Hall Inc., Simon & Schuster, 5th edition 1998; in addition, current research papers