Difference between revisions of "UNIL PhD course: "Biology for non-biologists 2018""
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| − | ** [[Module 1: Basic building blocks of life: From molecules to cells]] | + | ** [[Module 1: Basic building blocks of life: From molecules to cells]] | [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w36Vn1o7Nq-TjRuAiKaLaCGfGAL0O2HIbB6iAJU05NU/edit?usp=sharing slides] |
** [[Module 2: Central dogma: Understanding the mechanisms and machinery for DNA replication, transcription and translation]] | ** [[Module 2: Central dogma: Understanding the mechanisms and machinery for DNA replication, transcription and translation]] | ||
** [[Module 3: Development: How cells organise themselves in space and time]] | ** [[Module 3: Development: How cells organise themselves in space and time]] | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 10 October 2018
- Coordinator: Sven Bergmann
- Course idea and teaching goals of Biology for non-biologists:
- Teach basic concepts of biology to students with no or little background in biology
- The goal is excite the students by giving them some glimpses of biological fundamentals
- Teaching is very informal giving enough time for discussion and questions.
- Schedule for Biology for non-biologists 2018
- Modules
- Module 1: Basic building blocks of life: From molecules to cells | slides
- Module 2: Central dogma: Understanding the mechanisms and machinery for DNA replication, transcription and translation
- Module 3: Development: How cells organise themselves in space and time
- Module 4: Evolution: Reproduction strategies, selection, population genetics
- Reading Material
- Bruce Alberts at al. « Molecular Biology of the Cell », (4th edition) ISBN-10: 0-8153-3218-1
- Richard Dawkins , « The Blind Watchmaker », ISBN: 0-393-31570-3
- Teachers
- Sven Bergmann: Module 1
- Maria Cristina Gambetta: Module 2
- Aitana Lebrand: Module 3
- Micha Hersch: Module 4
