551-1302-00L Synthetic Genomics
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | B. Christen, M. Christen |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 6. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. |
| Abstract | Lab course on experimental and computational approaches in synthetic microbiology. Participants work in small groups to address current questions in the field of synthetic genomics. |
| Objective | The course covers high-throughput biology techniques and design approaches to engineer large-scale synthetic DNA constructs ranging form pathways to entire bacterial genomes. Training in experimental and computational work in a research laboratory. |
| Content | Research project in synthetic biology. Learn basics of DNA part definition, sequence design, de novo DNA synthesis and assembly strategies used for synthetic genomics. Discuss recent advances and current limitations in the field. Soft skills to be trained: scientific project planning, team-work, presentation and reporting. |