| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
60 % Department of Food Science 25 % Department of Human Nutrition 15 % | ||||||||||||||
| Research School | Biotechnology (FOBI) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Dates | (10th of feb until the 15th of Mar) Lecture: 10th feb from 14.30-16 Practical exercises: 15th of feb from 9-12 17th of feb from 9-16 22th of feb from 9-12 24th of feb from 9-16 8th of mar from 9-12 Project deadline: 15th of mar | ||||||||||||||
| Course Abstract | The course will provide hands-on experience in selected techniques for the analysis of complex carbohydrates including: state-of-the-art carbohydrate microarrays; monoclonal antibodies; carbohydrate binding modules; immunocytochemistry; rheology; spectroscopy and carbohydrate-active enzyme assays. The aim of the course is to provide participants with the skills needed to apply these techniques to their own research. | ||||||||||||||
| Course Registration | To sign up for the course, please send an e-mail to William GT Willats (willats@life.ku.dk) and Solveig Krog Christiansen (soc@life.ku.dk). Please also remember to add the course to your PhD plan. | ||||||||||||||
| Deadline for Registration | 31st of Jan 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 2.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | PhD course | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | LIFE | ||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||
| This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of plant polysaccharides through an integrated series of practical exercises. Students will also have opportunities to get hands-on practical experience with state of the art analytical techniques for polysaccharide analysis with a particular emphasis on relating structure to function and the effects of enzymatic and chemical modifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Lecture: 10th feb from 14.30-16 Practical exercises: 15th of feb from 9-12 17th of feb from 9-16 22th of feb from 9-12 24th of feb from 9-16 8th of mar from 9-12 Project deadline: 15th of mar | |||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| The primary outcomes will be a sound knowledge of the biology and utilization of plant polysaccharides. After completing the course, students should be able to: Knowledge . Demonstrate a practical knowledge of cutting-edge techniques for polysaccharide analysis, including the construction and use of carbohydrate microarrays for high throughput screening. . Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the use of plant polysaccharides as functional food ingredients, nutraceuticals, therapeutics and as novel bio materials. Skills . Apply their knowledge to critically assess scientific literature. . Use selected techniques for polysaccharide analysis and glycobiology. . Apply their knowledge to evaluate the outcome of polysaccharide analyses. . Describe how fundamental polysaccharide biology is related to downstream industrial uses. Competences . Work independently and with scientific literature. . Prepare and present written work . Design experiments related to polysaccharide biology and applications | |||||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||||
| A mixture of orginal research papers, review articles. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Material | |||||||||||||||
| To be announced. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| William George Tycho Willats, willats@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Molecular Plant Biology, Phone: 353-33324 Solveig Krogh Christiansen, soc@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Plant Biotech Denmark, Phone: 353-33378 | |||||||||||||||
| Type of Evaluation | |||||||||||||||
| In order to pass the course, all participants must hand in a report of the lab work at the end of the course. | |||||||||||||||
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