| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology | ||||||||||
| Research School | Biotechnology (FOBI) The course is generally relevant to plant science students | ||||||||||
| Course Dates | The course runs for 6 weeks in the period February-April. | ||||||||||
| Course Abstract | The opjectives of the course is to give the Ph.D.-students good knowledge and understanding of new developments in plant physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Plant processes are taught in molecular detail with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms for plant response to environmental and developmental stimuli. Selected topics are treated in depth. | ||||||||||
| Course Registration | Associate Professor Fred Rook, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Phone: +45 3533 3343, E-mail: frro@life.ku.dk | ||||||||||
| Deadline for Registration | Students are requested to express their interest in the course by November of the preceding year. The course will only run when a sufficient number of students have registered. | ||||||||||
| Credits | 12 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Level of Course | PhD course | ||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||
| The course is taught over 6 weeks (Feb - April) with 4 lectures per week. The students prepare an individual essay (in English) at he end of the course. The topic of the essay is chosen by each student in collaboration with the teacher. The lectures are given by specialists from Copenhagen University with additional external speakers. Present topics include: Transport across the plasma membrane Photosynthesis and its regulation Carbohydrate metabolism and partitioning Cell walls: biosynthesis, function and application Biosynthesis and function of secondary plant products Plasmodesmata and cell communication Cell type specification Plant hormones Molecular biology of plant pathogen interactions Gene silencing Nutrient (phosphate) signalling Research ethics | |||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||
| There are about 24 lectures divided over 12 mornings during 6 weeks. Literature supporting each lecture is provided in advance. The students write an essay at the end of the course about a topic in plant science. | |||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||
| The opjectives of the course is to give the Ph.D.-students good knowledge and understanding of new developments in plant physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Plant processes are taught in molecular detail with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms for plant response to environmental and developmental stimuli. Selected topics are treated in depth. | |||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||
| Selected research articles or reviews accompany each lecture and the students will receive these in advance. | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| Frederik Rook, frro@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Plant Biochemistry, Phone: 353-33343 | |||||||||||
| Course Costs | |||||||||||
| Free of charge for Ph.D.-students under the Open Market for Postgraduate Course in Denmark and from NOVA-partners. | |||||||||||
| Type of Evaluation | |||||||||||
| Attendance at lectures (min. 16) + approval of essay. A reduced number of ECTS-points can be awarded if special circumstances prevent full completion. | |||||||||||
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