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Model organisms in developmental biology - MB150P83
Title: Model organisms in developmental biology
Czech title: Modelové organismy ve vývojové biologii
Guaranteed by: Department of Cell Biology (31-151)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2020
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: cancelled
Language: English
Explanation: NAHRAZENO MB150P83E
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Zbyněk Kozmik, CSc.
Incompatibility : MB150P83E
Is incompatible with: MB150P83E
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Annotation -
Last update: PUTA (22.03.2006)
The lectures are given in english.

The main aim of the lecture course is to provide an overview of various animal model organisms used in developmetal biology. Naturally, any given model organism has its experimental strenghts and weaknesses. Therefore the emphasis of the course will be on a comparative view that should allow students to pick the most suitable organism for any given scientific question and/or for their future research interest. The course will deal both with vertebrates and invertebrates. However, considerable amount of time will be devoted to mouse as the key model organism in "biomedicine". Current experimental tools and scientific resources available for each model organism will be of primary focus. In addition, unique contribution of each model organism to our overall knowledge in biology will be discussed.
Literature - Czech
Last update: PUTA (28.05.2004)

Wolpert, L.: Principles of Development, Oxford University Press

Requirements to the exam
Last update: RNDr. Zbyněk Kozmik, CSc. (14.02.2018)

Written exam (90 min) composed of 30 questions requiring brief (few sentences) but competent answer. For those students that feel disadvantaged by weaker knowledge of English the exams will be handed out and will be due 24 hours later. However, the answers for the take-home exams should be done independently. Students not attending lectures will not be examined.

Syllabus -
Last update: RNDr. Zbyněk Kozmik, CSc. (14.12.2012)

1. Model organisms in developmental biology-overview, basic terms.

2. Mouse I

3. Mouse II

4. Mouse III

5. Chicken

6. Xenopus

7. Zebrafish and medaka

8. Drosophila

9. Caenorhabditis elegans

10. Emerging invertebrate models ((Nematostella, Platynereis, Tribolium, Amphioxus)

11. Comparative approach: the field of Evolution and Development (Evo-Devo)

Registration requirements -
Last update: RNDr. Zbyněk Kozmik, CSc. (17.02.2020)

The place of seminar: seminar room in Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague 4, Videnska 1083.
The schedule: Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:30, the first seminar will be held on 17.3.2020.

 
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