240028 Molecular Plant Biochemistry and Physiology

Detaljer
Inst. for Plantebiologi
Tidligst mulig placeringKandidat 1.år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

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Beskrivelse af eksamen: 4 hour written examination based on 3 of the journal articles treated during the course. From the journal club, 10 articles are selected for the examination. The students shall demonstrate that they have understood the topic, can interpret the figures and tables of the article and are able to take a critical and creative standpoint to the scientific problem

Vægtning: 100%



13-skala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:
28 January 2006
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures and journal clubs
 
BlokplaceringBlock 2
Ugestruktur: A

 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Anbefalede forudsætningerVideregående Plantebiologi
 
Kompetenceområder
Grundvidenskab:
The student will be able to evaluate critically the limits and possibilities of new theories and solidity of experimental evidence.
Applied Science:
The students can transfer theories and principles from advanced state-of-the-art molecular plant biology to solve new questions posed by the research community, industry and the society. The student will be able to use basic knowledge from other disciplines in an integrated manner when analysing current problems in plant biology
Ethics and Values:
The students are able to discuss ethical problems related to the latest developments in Plant Science.
 
Kursets målsætning
The aim of the course is to give the student a thorough knowledge of important research topics within plant biology. The course will also serve to illustrate how novel technologies within plant biochemistry and physiology are used to produce new coherent knowledge of complex biological systems which previously were diffucult to understand. The use of the new knowledge in designing the crop plants in the future using classical breeding in combination with genetic engineeering will be discussed.
 
Kursusindhold
Frontiers of international research in Plant Science will be elucidated with newest scientific literature and related to the text book knowledge. Examples of selected topics are:

1. Photosynthesis and its regulation
How do the photosystems of plants respond to different light conditions (intensity, wavelength, duration) and to changes in other environmental factors?

2. Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
How is whole plant growth tuned by the key steps of carbohydrate metabolism on the cellular level?

3. Molecular physiology of mineral nutrient acquisition, transport and utilization
Plants use a wide range of mechanisms and responses to acquire essential mineral nutrients from the soil. How are these mechanisms working together?

4. How do plants store and sense nutrients?
How can we reduce the footprint of agricultural production on the environment?

5. Plant hormones: Signal perception and transduction
Phytohormones can initiate a wide range of contrasting responses. How can different stimuli give rise to different responses all use the same messenger?

6. Responses to abiotic stresses
Progress in understanding plant responses to stress has been impressive. The problem of how plant homeostasis is maintained in a changing
environment still raises many new questions.

7. Reproductive development
The onset of flowering represents a major developmental shift in the plant life cycle and a myriad of genes control this developmental
process.

8. Plant cell polymers and cell wall elongation
The plant cell wall is not a dead coat. Recent research shows that it is a complex and dynamic entitity controlling many vital plant processes.
 
Undervisningsform
The course is based on a modern comprehensive textbook supplemented with recent articles from the scientific literature and case studies. By presenting recent scientific papers (=Journal Club), the participants will learn how important molecular biological methods methods are being used to solve current scientific problems.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants
Buchanan BB, Gruissem W, Jones RL
American Society of Plant Physiologists, 2000

15-20 scientific papers will be part of curriculum
 
Kursusansvarlig
Birger Lindberg Møller, blm@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi og Bioteknologi/Plantebiokemisk Laboratorium, Tlf: 35333352
Michael Gjedde Palmgren, palmgren@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi og Bioteknologi/Plantefysiologisk/Anatomisk Laboratorium, Tlf: 35332592
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger32
teoretiske øvelser32
forberedelse138
eksamen4

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