| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
60 % Department of Food Science 25 % Department of Human Nutrition 15 % | ||||||||||||
| Research School | Biotechnology (FOBI) | ||||||||||||
| Course Dates | Introduction lecture: Tueaday 20th of November. The course will follow the block 2.A. structure. Start: Tuesday 20th of November. End: Thursday 20th of December. Report deadline: 6th of January 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Course Abstract | The course will provide hands-on experience in selected techniques for the analysis of complex carbohydrates including: state-of-the-art carbohydrate microarrays; monoclonal antibodies; carbohydrate binding modules; immunocytochemistry; rheology; spectroscopy and carbohydrate-active enzyme assays. The aim of the course is to provide participants with the skills needed to apply these techniques to their own research. | ||||||||||||
| Course Registration | To sign up for the course, please send an e-mail to William GT Willats (willats@life.ku.dk) and Bodil Jørgensen (boj@life.ku.dk) Please also remember to add the course to your PhD plan. | ||||||||||||
| Deadline for Registration | 31st of October 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 2.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Level of Course | PhD course | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Frederiksberg Campus. | ||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||
| This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of plant polysaccharides through an integrated series of practical exercises. Students will also have opportunities to get hands-on practical experience with state of the art analytical techniques for polysaccharide analysis with a particular emphasis on relating structure to function and the effects of enzymatic and chemical modifications. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| Two single or double lectures a week, two weekly theoretical or practical exercises of two to six hours duration, individual preparatory work. The course is evaluated on basis of the lab reports. | |||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||
| The primary outcomes will be a sound knowledge of the biology and utilization of plant polysaccharides. After completing the course, students should be able to: Knowledge . Demonstrate a practical knowledge of cutting-edge techniques for polysaccharide analysis, including the construction and use of carbohydrate microarrays for high throughput screening. . Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the use of plant polysaccharides as functional food ingredients, nutraceuticals, therapeutics and as novel bio materials. Skills . Apply their knowledge to critically assess scientific literature. . Use selected techniques for polysaccharide analysis and glycobiology. . Apply their knowledge to evaluate the outcome of polysaccharide analyses. . Describe how fundamental polysaccharide biology is related to downstream industrial uses. Competences . Work independently and with scientific literature. . Prepare and present written work . Design experiments related to polysaccharide biology and applications | |||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||
| A mixture of orginal research papers and review articles. | |||||||||||||
| Course Material | |||||||||||||
| To be announced. | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| William George Tycho Willats, willats@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Plant Glycobiology, Phone: 353-33324 Bodil Jørgensen, boj@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 353-33466 | |||||||||||||
| Type of Evaluation | |||||||||||||
| In order to pass the course, all participants must hand in a report of the lab work at the end of the course. | |||||||||||||
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