UNIL PhD course: "Biology for non-biologists 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
  • 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