Ralph Schlapbach: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021

Name Prof. Dr. Ralph Schlapbach
Address
Functional Genomics Center Zurich
ETH Zürich, UZI 59 H36
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 635 39 20
Fax+41 44 635 39 22
E-mailralph.schlapbach@fgcz.ethz.ch
URLhttp://www.fgcz.ch
DepartmentBiology
RelationshipAdjunct Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
551-1005-00LBioanalytics Information 4 credits4GP. Picotti, F. Allain, V. Korkhov, M. Pilhofer, R. Schlapbach, K. Weis, K. Wüthrich, further lecturers
AbstractThe course will introduce students to a selected set of laboratory techniques that are foundational to modern biological research.
Learning objectiveFor each of the techniques covered in the course, the students will be able to explain:
a) the physical, chemical and biological principles underlying the technique,
b) the requirements for the sample,
c) the type of raw data collected by the technique,
d) the assumptions and auxiliarry information used in the interpretation of the data and
e) how these data can be used to answer a given biological question.
By the end of the course the students will be able to select the appropriate experimental technique to answer a given biological problem and will be able to discuss the
advantages and limitations of individual techniques as well as how different techniques can be combined to gain a more complete understanding of a given biological questions.
ContentThe course will be based on a combination of lectures, selfstudy elements and exercises.

The focus will be on the following experimental techniques:

- DNA sequencing
- chromatography
- mass-spectrometry
- UV/Vis and fluorescence spectrometry
- light microscopy
- electron microscopy
- X-ray crystallography
- NMR spectroscopy
Lecture notesThe course is supported by a Moodle page that gives access to all supporting materials necessary for the course.
CompetenciesCompetencies
Subject-specific CompetenciesConcepts and Theoriesassessed
Techniques and Technologiesassessed
Method-specific CompetenciesAnalytical Competenciesassessed
Decision-makingassessed
Media and Digital Technologiesfostered
Problem-solvingassessed
Project Managementfostered
Personal CompetenciesCreative Thinkingassessed
Critical Thinkingassessed