Essential Molecular Biology - A hands-on laboratory course

Essential Molecular Biology - A hands-on laboratory course

The course aims at giving a solid foundation in modern molecular genetics. It is intended to help medical health workers in Molecular Biology concepts. It will also work as preparation for further students in a post graduation’s programme in molecular biology or related topics.
The focus will be on understanding central principles and fundamental mechanisms for the organization, replication, expression of the genetic material, as well on methods for molecular genetic analyses and gene technology. A main theme of the course is to understand molecular genetics as an experimental discipline and to appreciate how knowledge in the field is based on experimental evidence, which leads to establishing the knowledge of molecular biology.
The course will use a well-written textbook as references. Studies of the book will be facilitated and complemented by a series of lectures and practical seminars. Practical training in molecular genetics and illustrations of some theoretical concepts will be obtained in laboratory and computer exercises. The examination will be based both on a written exam at the end of the course and on seminars throughout the course.