Ulrike Kutay: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kutay |
Field | Biochemie |
Address | Institut für Biochemie ETH Zürich, HPM F 11.1 Otto-Stern-Weg 3 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 30 13 |
Fax | +41 44 633 14 49 |
ulrike.kutay@bc.biol.ethz.ch | |
Department | Biology |
Relationship | Full Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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551-0103-AAL | Fundamentals of Biology II: Cell Biology Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 5 credits | 11R | U. Kutay, Y. Barral, E. Hafen, G. Schertler, U. Suter, S. Werner | |
Abstract | The goal of this course is to provide students with a wide general understanding in cell biology. With this material as a foundation, students have enough of a cell biological basis to begin their specialization not only in cell biology but also in related fields such as biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacological sciences, molecular biology, and others. | ||||
Learning objective | The goal of this course is to provide students with a wide general understanding cell biology. With this material as a foundation, students have enough of a cell biological basis to begin their specialization not only in cell biology but also in related fields such as biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacological sciences, molecular biology, and others. | ||||
Content | The focus is animal cells and the development of multicellular organisms with a clear emphasis on the molecular basis of cellular structures and phenomena. The topics include biological membranes, the cytoskeleton, protein sorting, energy metabolism, cell cycle and division, viruses, extracellular matrix, cell signaling, embryonic development and cancer research. | ||||
Literature | Alberts et al. 'Molecular Biology of the Cell' 6th edition, 2014, ISBN 9780815344322 (hard cover) and ISBN 9780815345244 (paperback). Topic/Lecturer/Chapter/Pages: Analyzing cells & molecules / Gebhard Schertler/8/ 439-463; Membrane structure / Gebhard Schertler/ 10/ 565-595; Compartments and Sorting/ Ulrike Kutay/12+14+6/641-694/755-758/782-783/315-320/325 -333/Table 6-2/Figure6-20, 6-21, 6-32, 6-34; Intracellular Membrane Traffic/ Ulrike Kutay/13/695-752; The Cytoskeleton/ Ulrike Kutay/ 16/889 - 948 (only the essentials); Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes /Sabine Werner/11/597 - 633; Mechanisms of Cell Communication / Sabine Werner/15/813-876; Cancer/ Sabine Werner/20/1091-1141; Cell Junctions and Extracellular Matrix/Ueli Suter / 1035-1081; Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal/Ueli Suter /1217-1262; Development of Multicellular organisms/ Ernst Hafen/ 21/ 1145-1179 /1184-1198/1198-1213; Cell Migration/Joao Matos/951-960; Cell Death/Joao Matos/1021-1032; Cell Cycle/chromosome segregation/Cell division/Meiosis/Joao Matos/ 963-1018. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | none | ||||
551-0339-00L | Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Dynamics Number of participants limited to 13. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. | 6 credits | 7G | E. Dultz, Y. Barral, U. Kutay, M. Peter, K. Weis | |
Abstract | Application of current strategies to study complex and highly regulated cellular processes during cell division and growth. | ||||
Learning objective | The students learn to evaluate and to apply the current strategies to study complex and highly regulated cellular processes during cell division and growth. | ||||
Content | During this Block-Course, the students will learn to (1) describe the main regulators and the mechanics of cell division and growth, (2) perform standard lab techniques and quantitate dynamic cellular processes during cell division and growth, (3) evaluate and compare experimental strategies and model systems, (4) independently search and critically evaluate scientific literature on a specific problem and present it in a seminar, and (5) formulate scientific concepts (preparation and presentation of a poster). Students will work in small groups in individual labs on one research project (8 full days of practical work; every group of students will stay in the same lab during the entire course). The projects are close to the actual research carried out in the participating research groups, but with a clear connection to the subject of the course. | ||||
Literature | Documentation and recommended literature (review articles and selected primary literature) will be provided during the course. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | This course will be taught in english. | ||||
551-1312-00L | RNA-Biology II Number of participants limited to 16. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. | 6 credits | 7G | S. Jonas, F. Allain, C. Beyer, U. Kutay, O. Voinnet, K. Weis | |
Abstract | Introduction to the diversity of current RNA-research at all levels from structural biology to systems biology using mainly model systems like S. cerevisiae (yeast), mammalian cells. | ||||
Learning objective | The students will obtain an overview about the diversity of current RNA-research. They will learn to design experiments and use techniques necessary to analyze different aspects of RNA biology. Through lectures and literature seminars, they will learn about the burning questions of RNA research and discuss approaches to address these questions experimentally. In practical lab projects the students will work in one of the participating laboratories. Finally, they will learn how to present and discuss their data in an appropriate manner. Student assessment is a graded semester performance based on individual performance in the laboratory, the written exam and the project presentation. | ||||
Lecture notes | Relevant material from the lectures will be made available during the course via the corresponding Moodle page. | ||||
Literature | Documentation and recommended literature will be provided at the beginning and during the course. |