Sebastian Bonhoeffer: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2020 |
| Name | Herr Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bonhoeffer |
| Lehrgebiet | Theoretische Biologie |
| Adresse | Institut für Integrative Biologie ETH Zürich, CHN K 12.1 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telefon | +41 44 632 71 06 |
| seb@env.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.tb.ethz.ch |
| Departement | Umweltsystemwissenschaften |
| Beziehung | Ordentlicher Professor |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551-0737-00L | Ecology and Evolution: Interaction Seminar   | 2 KP | 2S | S. Bonhoeffer | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Interaction seminar. Student-mediated presentations, guests and discussions on current themes in ecology, evolutionary and population biology. | ||||
| Lernziel | Getting familiar with scientific arguments and discussions. Overview of current research topics. Making contacts with fellow students in other groups. | ||||
| Inhalt | Scientific talks and discussions on changing subjects. | ||||
| Skript | None | ||||
| Literatur | None | ||||
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | For information, location and details: http://www.tb.ethz.ch/education/zis.html | ||||
| 701-0027-00L | Umweltsysteme I | 2 KP | 2V | S. Bonhoeffer, N. Dubois, C. Schär | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Die Vorlesung vermittelt eine wissenschaftliche Einführung in Umweltaspekte aus den Bereichen Erd-, Klima- und Gesundheitswissenschaften. | ||||
| Lernziel | Die Studierenden können wichtige Eigenschaften von Umweltaspekten aus den Bereichen Erd-, Klima- und Gesundheitswissenschaften erläutern, sie sind in der Lage kritische Entwicklungstrends und Nutzungskonflikte zu diskutieren und Lösungsansätze zu vergleichen. | ||||
| Inhalt | Die Vorlesung erläutert anhand von aktuellen Beispielen die Rolle der betrachteten Umweltsysteme für Mensch und Natur. Dabei werden exemplarisch einige ausgewählte Umweltprobleme vorgestellt. Darunter fallen die Förderung von Rohstoffen und fossilen Energieträger, der Klimawandel und seine Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Natur, sowie sowie die Verbreitung und Kontrolle von Krankheitserregern in der menschlichen Bevölkerung und in Agrarsystemen. | ||||
| Skript | Slides werden durch Dozenten abgegeben und sind via moodle verfügbar. | ||||
| 701-0263-01L | Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases | 3 KP | 2G | R. R. Regös, S. Bonhoeffer | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Students of this course will discuss current topics from the field of infectious disease biology. From a list of publications, each student chooses some themes that he/she is going to explain and discuss with all other participants and under supervision. The actual topics will change from year to year corresponding to the progress and new results occuring in the field. | ||||
| Lernziel | This is an advanced course that will require significant student participation. Students will learn how to evaluate and present scientific literature and trace the development of ideas related to understanding the ecology and evolutionary biology of infectious diseases. | ||||
| Inhalt | A core set of ~10 classic publications encompassing unifying themes in infectious disease ecology and evolution, such as virulence, resistance, metapopulations, networks, and competition will be presented and discussed. Pathogens will include bacteria, viruses and fungi. Hosts will include animals, plants and humans. | ||||
| Skript | Publications and class notes can be downloaded from a web page announced during the lecture. | ||||
| Literatur | Papers will be assigned and downloaded from a web page announced during the lecture. | ||||
| 701-0290-00L | Seminar in Microbial Evolution and Ecology (HS) | 0 KP | 2S | S. Bonhoeffer | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Seminar of the groups Molecular Microbial Ecology, Theoretical Biology, Experimental Ecology, Evolutionary Biology. Talks given by members of these groups and external visitors. | ||||
| Lernziel | In-depth introduction into microbial evolution and ecology, especially the aspects that are the focus of on-going research in this area at Department of Environmental Systems Science. | ||||
| 701-1460-00L | Ecology and Evolution: Term Paper | 5 KP | 11A | T. Städler, J. Alexander, S. Bonhoeffer, T. Crowther, A. Hall, J. Jokela, J. Payne, G. Velicer, A. Widmer | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Individual writing of an essay-type review paper about a specialized topic in the field of ecology and evolution, based on substantial reading of original literature and discussions with a senior scientist. | ||||
| Lernziel | - Students acquire a thorough knowledge on a topic in which they are particularly interested - They learn to assess the relevance of original literature and synthesize information - They make the experience of becoming "experts" on a topic and develop their own perspective - They practise academic writing according to professional standards in English | ||||
| Inhalt | Topics for the essays are proposed by the professors and lecturers of the major in Ecology and Evolution at a joint meeting at the beginning of the semester (the date will be communicated by e-mail to registered students). Students will: - choose a topic - search and read appropriate literature - develop a personal view on the topic and structure their arguments - prepare figures and tables to represent ideas or illustrate them with examples - write a clear, logical and well-structured text - refine the text and present the paper according to professional standards In all steps, they will benefit from the advice and detailed feedback given by a senior scientist acting as personal tutor of the student. | ||||
| Skript | Reading of articles in scientific journals | ||||