Every big biological problem has a structural, mechanical, evolutionary, genetic and population side to it. The goal of the biology core course is to illustrate that fundamental biological problems and phenomena can be approached from vastly different angles. In this course, we will bridge different areas in biology to show students how fundamental biological problems and phenomena can be approached from different perspectives. This year we will discuss one broad topic: Spatiotemporal organization. The instructors will provide a list of papers to be studied, typically in the form of a review paper or something equivalent.
Target group: Students planning to affiliate in a biology research group are encouraged to choose this course as their track core course.
Prerequisites: A background in life sciences is desirable; students without a life-science background are encouraged to attend other life science courses in the fall the Fall semester, or to contact the instructor in due course.
Evaluation: Presentations, participation, research proposal
Teaching format: Lectures, discussion.
Students will have to write a research proposal on a topic of their choice (2 pages, focused on the background and questions, with only a short summary of proposed approaches), supported by one of the faculty of this course.
ECTS: 6 Year: 2025
Track segment(s):
Core curriculum
Teacher(s):
Jack Bravo
Xiaoqi Feng
Edouard Hannezo
Florian Schur
Johann Danzl
Eva Benková
Michael Sixt
Nicholas Barton
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Teaching assistant(s):
- Trainer/in: Nick BARTON
- Trainer/in: Eva BENKOVA
- Trainer/in: Jack Bravo
- Trainer/in: Johann Danzl
- Trainer/in: Xiaoqi Feng
- Trainer/in: Edouard Hannezo
- Trainer/in: Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
- Trainer/in: Florian Schur
- Trainer/in: Michael Sixt