Course: Practice in Molecular Biology

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Course title Practice in Molecular Biology
Course code KBB/PMBSB
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafářová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nádvorník Petr, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Grycová Aneta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) The course introduction. Laboratory safety and rules. 2) Isolation of Plant genomic DNA. Measuring of the DNA concentration and purity, its electrophoretic separation on agarose gel. 3) Isolation of imunoglobulin fraction IgG of rabbit blood serum. Electrophoretic separation of proteins on polyacrylamide gel (PAGE), detection of their molecular weights. 4) Plasmid transformation of competent bacteries, gene transfer of resistence to antibiotics. 5) Detection of aryl hydrocarbon receptor in tumor cell lines (protein izolation, SDS-PAGE, westernblotting, immunodetection).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
Basic metods of molecular biology, DNA and proteins izolation and their analysis, bacterial transformation.
Student is able to (after attending the course): - Apply the laboratory skills in molecular biology research. - Perform the basic molecular techniques. - Write properly research reports aimed at solving the given problems and discuss the results
Prerequisites
unspecified
KBB/BZP

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

100% attendance, protocols of practics, credit test
Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B., Bray, D., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. (2000). Základy buněčné biologie. Espero Publishing, Ústi nad Labem.
  • Navrátil, M., Kubaláková, M., Kučerová, L. Sylabus cvičení z molekulární biologie doplněný návody.
  • Nečas, O. a kol. (2000). Obecná biologie pro lékařské fakulty. H&H, Jinočany, 554 str.
  • Raclavský, V. (1998). Úvod do základních metod molekulární genetiky. Skriptum LF UP v Olomouci.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology and Ecology (2020) Category: Biology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer