neu190 - Biochemical concepts in signal transduction (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Neurosci. knowlg. Expt. methods Independent research + Scient. literature + Social skills
++ Interdiscipl. knowlg. Maths/Stats/Progr. + Data present./disc. + Scientific English Ethics
Students understand fundamental principles of molecular mechanisms of signal processing in cells and learn by selected experiments, how to study them experimentally. They assess experimentally prepared data sets and have a good command of how to present them scientifically

Lecture: Molecular fundamentals of cellular signal processes
Seminar: Signal transduction
Exercises: Experiments on cellular signal transduction and enzymology
Mechanisms of biochemical signal transduction are imparted theoretically and experimentally

Textbooks of cell biology and biochemistry. Current literature on topics of signal transduction (as announced in the preparatory meeting).

Course in the second half of the semester

within 2 months after the end of the course

50% written exam of 90 min., 50% report(s)
Paper(s) are to be read.
Regular active participation is required for the module to be passed.