Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine

Goals of the Module:
Upon successful completion of this module, students understand physical principles underlying biochemistry and cell biology.

Competencies:
++ deepened biological expertise
  + data analysis skills
  + usage of databases and computational tools
  + interdisciplinary thinking
++ critical and analytical thinking
++ data presentation and discussion

The module focuses on molecular biophysics, biophysical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology.

Dynamics of single molecules, molecular thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics; diffusion; chemical equilibria involving macromolecules, signal amplification; spectroscopical techniques (molecular vibration and rotation spectroscopy, electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, FRET, NMR, Atomic force microscopy).

Principles of Biophysical Chemistry (van Holde et al., Pearson/Prentice Hall)
Physical chemistry (Atkins, Wiley VCH)
Biophysics - Searching for principles (Bialek, Princeton UP)

short tests in seminar (75%) + presentation (25%)