| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
80 % Department of Agriculture and Ecology 20 % | ||||||||||
| Research School | Biotechnology (FOBI) | ||||||||||
| Course Dates | autumn 2011 | ||||||||||
| Course Abstract | The course aims at giving the participants detailed interdisciplinary understanding of the function of plant-microbe interactions in general, with emphasis on bacterial, fungal and viral plant-pathogens as well as mutalistic symbioses such as mycorrhiza. | ||||||||||
| Course Home Page | http://www.plbio.life.ku.dk/English/For_students/P... | ||||||||||
| Course Registration | to course responsible dbc@life.ku.dk | ||||||||||
| Deadline for Registration | course start - predicted to be 2nd week of September 2011 | ||||||||||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Level of Course | PhD course | ||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | In departmental seminar room note that this course is offered at A level with 9 points or A + B at 15 ects | ||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||
| Restrictions | minimum 7 maximum 10 | ||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||
| The application of the biological knowledge in disease control will also be covered, in particular disease resistance and biological control. The precise content of the course will reflect the interests and needs of the participating students. Recent relevant publications within plant and microbial physiology, biochemistry, ecology, microbiology, molecular biology and pathology will be evaluated and discussed. Topics offered in 2010 include the following. A total of ten topics will be offered: David B. Collinge Is it really possible to make transgenic disease resistant plants? David B. Collinge Fusarium interactions with cereals Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen Induced resistance in plants Hans Thordal-Christensen Plant pathogen defence signalling Jan Sørensen cyclic lipopeptides in biological control Jørgen Eilenberg Concepts of pathogenicity and virulence Lisa Munk Using disease resistance Mari-Anne Newman / Gitte Erbs Plant Innate Immunity. PAMPs (pathogen associated molecular patterns) & PPRs (pattern recognition receptors) : Structures, perception and elicitation Michael Lyngkjær Single cell systems for studying defence responses Michael Lyngkjær/Gowda Rayapuram Climate change and plant health Ole Lund Seed borne viruses Yumiko Sakuragi The role of plant cell walls in plant defence | |||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||
| A level: Weekly tutorials, lectures and seminars based on selected literature including scientific review articles and primary papers as specified in the course curriculum. In some cases practical demonstrations. Choice, preparation and presentation of selected topics by the participants will be emphasised. Active participation in seminars and oral presentation of seminar topics during the course is required and will be assessed. preparation of research seminar, journal club and lecture B level: In addition to the above, a term paper is prepared on a topic relevant to research studies | |||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||
| The participants will be trained in critical evaluation of research papers and in considering research results in a broader perspective by discussing the papers in a forum of expertise within very different plant-microbe interactions. This course is particularly relevant to PhD students working with plant diseases and plant symbioses. | |||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||
| to follow at course start based on original scientific papers and review articles | |||||||||||
| Course Material | |||||||||||
| as above | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| David B. Collinge, dbc@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Plant Glycobiology, Phone: 353-33356 | |||||||||||
| Other Lecturers | |||||||||||
| approx 10 | |||||||||||
| Course Fee | |||||||||||
| n/a | |||||||||||
| Course Costs | |||||||||||
| n/a | |||||||||||
| Type of Evaluation | |||||||||||
| evaluation of oral contributions for level a, term paper for level B | |||||||||||
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