B.Biodiv.370/SK.Bio.370/M.Biodiv.446 Molecular Zoology and Insect Biotechnology

Lecturer:

UnivProf.Dr. Gregor Bucher, UnivProf.Dr. Ernst Anton Wimmer, Dr. Vera Sophie Terblanche, UnivProf.Dr. Daniel Jackson

Course typ:

Vorlesung und Seminar und Praktikum

Description:

1. Lecture: Toolkit for studying gene function in diverse animals; current topics in molecular genetics in Zoology; current topics in insect biotechnology and pest control (2 SWS)

Tutorial on application of molecular genetic tools.

2. Seminar: Elaboration and presentation of a research project applying molecular genetic tools (2 SWS)

3. Practical part: Introduction to basic of molecular bench work (e.g. pipetting, PCR, cloning, DNA-preparation); Sequence analyses (e.g. phylogenetic trees to identify orthologs); applying tools for gene knock-down and gene misexpression

Place:

(0.232 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))): Monday, 13.04.2026 - Tuesday, 14.04.2026, Thursday, 16.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Thursday, 16.04.2026 14:30 - 17:30, Friday, 17.04.2026, Monday, 20.04.2026 - Tuesday, 21.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Tuesday, 21.04.2026 11:30 - 17:30, Thursday, 23.04.2026 - Friday, 24.04.2026, Monday, 27.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Monday, 27.04.2026 14:00 - 15:30, Tuesday, 28.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, (0.126 (Pflanzenpathologie-Institutsgebäude)): Monday, 13.04.2026 - Friday, 17.04.2026, Monday, 20.04.2026 - Friday, 24.04.2026, Monday, 27.04.2026 - Friday, 01.05.2026 11:30 - 18:00, (-1.105 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))): Wednesday, 15.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30

Semester:

SoSe 2026

Times:

Dates on Monday, 13.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Monday, 13.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Tuesday, 14.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Tuesday, 14.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Wednesday, 15.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Wednesday, 15.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Thursday, 16.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Thursday, 16.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Thursday, 16.04.2026 14:30 - 17:30, Friday, 17.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Friday, 17.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Monday, 20.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Monday, 20.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Tuesday, 21.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Tuesday, 21.04.2026 11:30 - 17:30, Tuesday, 21.04.2026 - Wednesday, 22.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Thursday, 23.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Thursday, 23.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Friday, 24.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Friday, 24.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Monday, 27.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Monday, 27.04.2026 11:30 - 18:00, Monday, 27.04.2026 14:00 - 15:30, Tuesday, 28.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Tuesday, 28.04.2026 - Friday, 01.05.2026 11:30 - 18:00
First appointment: Monday, 13.04.2026 10:00 - 11:30, Room: (0.232 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB)))

Course number:

631857

Pre-requisites:

Learning outcome/core skills: The module addresses students who want to acquire profound theoretical and practical knowledge of molecular genetic approaches. Relevant methods and experimental design are imparted theoretically and practically. Selected topics of molecular zoology are profoundly covered in the lectures based current publications. Current molecular approaches in pest control and insect biotechnology are covered as well. Learning outcome: • Application of various molecular biological techniques, experimental strategies and interpretation of data • Gene function analysis in Zoology: How are relevant genes identified and how is their function studied in model and non-model organisms? (e.g. genetic screens, reverse genetics (RNAi), genome editing (CRISPR/Cas9), transgenesis) • Knowledge of databases of DNA, protein and gene function • Identification of orthologous genes in different species • Establishment of new molecular genetic model systems for zoological questions • Advanced discussion of current research topics in molecular zoology • Advanced discussion of most recent approaches in insect biotechnology using molecular genetic methods (i.a. pest control). Core skills: The students should be able to • Design strategies for the identification and analysis of gene functions in non-model organisms • Design the establishment of new molecular genetic model systems • Present and assess scientific problems concerning selected topics of molecular Zoology.

Performance accreditation:

→Ab hier automatisch erfasste Informationen / Beyond this point, the information is filled in automatically← Prüfungsleistung(en) je Modul / Exam details per module: * [(B.Biodiv.370.Mp) Molekulare Zoologie: Themen und Methoden - Vortrag][1] * Vortrag: Mi, 29.04.2026, von 10:00:00 bis 17:30:00 ([0.233 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))][2]) * [(M.Biodiv.446.Mp) Molecular zoology and insect-biotechnology][3] * Präsentation: Mi, 29.04.2026, von 10:00:00 bis 17:30:00 ([0.233 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))][2]) * Präsentation: Do, 30.04.2026, von 10:00:00 bis 17:30:00 ([0.232 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))][4]) * [(SK.Bio.370.Mp) Molekulare Zoologie: Themen und Methoden][5] * Vortrag: Mi, 29.04.2026, von 10:00:00 bis 17:30:00 ([0.233 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))][2]) * Vortrag: Do, 30.04.2026, von 10:00:00 bis 17:30:00 ([0.232 (Ernst-Caspari-Haus (GZMB))][4]) [1]: https://ecampus.uni-goettingen.de/h1/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=25936&periodId=274 [2]: https://www.geodata.uni-goettingen.de/lageplan/?ident=1524_2_EG_0.233 [3]: https://ecampus.uni-goettingen.de/h1/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=28249&periodId=274 [4]: https://www.geodata.uni-goettingen.de/lageplan/?ident=1524_2_EG_0.232 [5]: https://ecampus.uni-goettingen.de/h1/pages/startFlow.xhtml?_flowId=detailView-flow&unitId=33730&periodId=274

Further information from Stud.IP about this course

Home institute: Abteilung Entwicklungsbiologie
Participating institute: Evolutionary Developmental Genetics
Participants registered in Stud.IP: 19
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