KINFO: ÅAU courses at MSc level on Modelorganisms and genetics

[TYK ry biokemiankopo]

Dear students,

The registration for these two upcoming ÅAU courses is currently open:

Transmission and molecular genetics (or Genetics and genomics), 5 sp (organised every second year)

Model organisms in biological research, 5 sp

For more information, don´t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Annika

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Transmission and molecular genetics or Genetics and genomics
5 ECTS, course codes: ÅAU CB00BX45

Learning goals:
-       Understand the concept of hereditance
-       Analyse, describe and predict inheritance patterns, calculate risks of inheritance of alleles
-       Perform pedigree analysis
-       Compare and analyse gene sequences
-       Reflect on how the genome is used in the cells
-       Describe different types of mutations affecting the genome
-       Understand how gene expression is regulate
-       Theoretically master techniques of gene editing and regulation of gene expression

Seminars and laboratory demonstrations:
Course auditorium, BioCity 2nd floor

Monday          16/3   13.30-15
Tuesday          17/3   13.30-15
Wednesday    18/3   13.30-15
Monday          23/3   13.30-15
Tuesday          24/3   13.30-15
Wednesday    25/3   13.30-15
Monday          30/3   13.30-15
Tuesday          31/3   13.30-15
Wednesday    1/4      13.30-15
Wednesday    8/4      10.15-11.45
Thursday        9/4      10.15-11.45
Tuesday          21/4   13.30-15
Wednesday    22/4   13.30-15
Wednesday    29/4   13.30-15
Fri day            8/5      13.30-15

Course examination:
Friday            15/5   10-12

Course registration by e-mail before 12/3/2020
on moodle (https://moodle.abo.fi/course/view.php?id=5375 )or peppi (student.abo.fi<http://student.abo.fi>)

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Model organisms in biological research
5 credits, course codes: ÅAU CB00BX44, UTU ÅA_2835

Learning goals:
- Describe how genetic manipulation of organisms can be performed and what it is used for
- Determine the types of research that benefit from the use of model organisms
- Determine the types of model organisms that are suitable to answer specific research questions
- Get familiar with handling of D. melanogaster (fruit fly), C. elegans (nematode) and D. rerio (zebrafish)
- Design simple experiments with model organisms

Seminars (10 h):
Course introduction, Annika Meinander
Monday 6/4                  13.30-15.00        Auditorium Biokemi, BioCity 3rd floor

Caenorhabditis elegans, Päivi Koskinen
Tuesday 7/4                 13.30-15.00        Auditorium Biokemi, BioCity 3rd floor

Drosophila melanogaster, Annika Meinander
Wednesday 8/           13.30-15.00        Auditorium Wikgren BioCity 1st floor

Danio rerio, Ilkka Paatero
Thursday 9/4               13.30-15.00        Auditorium Biokemi, BioCity 3rd floor

CAM models, Organ-on-a-Chip models and mouse models,
Wednesday 22/4      10.15-11.45        Auditorium Wikgren BioCity 1st floor

Poster presentations (20 h), 18 h preparations and 2 h presentation:
Poster presentations                Wednesday 20/5              10-12

Laboratory demonstrations (80 h):
Drosophila melanogaster, Annika Meinander
Tuesday 14/4 - Friday 17/4                 2-3 h/day/group, Meinander laboratory, BioCity 2nd floor
Monday                                                   2-3 h/day/group, Meinander laboratory, BioCity 2nd floor

Caenorhabditis elegans, Päivi Koskinen
Thursday 23/4 - Friday 24/4              2-3 h/day/group, Course laboratory, Natura, 1st floor, room 138
Monday 27/4 - Wednesday 29/4      2-3 h/day/group, Course laboratory, Natura, 1st floor, room 138

Danio rerio, Ilkka Paatero
Monday 4/5 - Thursday 7/5                 2-3 h/day/group, Course laboratory, BioCity 2nd floor

An effort is made to arrange the laboratory groups to avoid overlaps with other courses
Course registration before 16/3 on ÅAU peppi (student.abo.fi<http://student.abo.fi>) or on ÅAU Moodle (https://moodle.abo.fi/course/view.php?id=5374)

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Annika Meinander, PhD
Senior lecturer
Head of subject in Cell Biology
Docent in Molecular Genetics
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Cell Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Åbo Akademi University
BioCity, 2nd floor
Tykistökatu 6
20520 Turku
Finland

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Viestin välitti,
Samuli Pyytövaara
Biokemian koulutuspoliittinen vastaava
Turun Yliopiston Kemistit TYK ry

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