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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Biological engineering - Imaging biomolecular processes - a practical course - MB100P11
Title: Biological engineering - Imaging biomolecular processes - a practical course
Czech title: Biologické inženýrství - Zobrazení biomolekulárních procesů - praktický kurz
Guaranteed by: Biology Section (31-101)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2025 to 2025
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/5, C [HT]
Capacity: 10
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: yes
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Note: enabled for web enrollment
the course is taught as cyclical
Guarantor: Mgr. Zuzana Burdíková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Josef Lazar, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Zuzana Burdíková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Josef Lazar, Ph.D.
Annotation -
The course will provide comprehensive hands-on experience in using
molecular probes in biological microscopy imaging. The students will
gain practical experience with various types of molecular probes and
microscopy techniques (ranging from common to cutting edge), suitable
for the different tasks on hand. The course is recommended for users
with at least some experience with optical microscopy. The course
complements the theoretical course MB100P09, but the theoretical course
is not a requirement. It will be provided in a block format
Last update: Rubešová Jana, RNDr., Ph.D. (14.06.2023)
Literature -

Peter Moore, Visualizing the Invisible, Imaging Techniques for the Structural Biologist

Quantitative Bioimaging by Raimund J. Ober, E. Sally Ward, and Jerry Chao (2020)

Last update: Gáliková Kristýna, Mgr. et Mgr., DiS. (12.03.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Completion of the course requirements is based on the preparation of an individual project derived from the lecture topics.

Last update: Burdíková Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.02.2026)
Syllabus -

Syllabus (English)

The course is organized as an intensive one-week course in the summer semester and provides an introduction to bioimage analysis with a strong emphasis on practical processing of microscopy data. Students will become familiar with the basic principles of digital images, image-processing methods, and commonly used tools for bioimage analysis.

The course includes hands-on work with specialized software for microscopy data analysis and focuses on processing large image datasets, object segmentation in 2D and 3D data, quantitative analysis, and visualization of results. Students will learn about reproducible bioimage analysis workflows and basic principles of data management.

The course also introduces machine-learning and deep-learning approaches for image segmentation, denoising, and automated microscopy data analysis.

The course is strongly practice-oriented and is based on independent work with real microscopy datasets during practical sessions.


 

Last update: Burdíková Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.02.2026)
Learning outcomes -

English

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the principles of molecular probes and their applications in biological imaging and biomolecular analysis.

  2. Explain the physical principles of detection methods used for molecular probes, including optical, spectroscopic, and microscopic techniques.

  3. Compare different biomolecular labeling strategies, including exogenous and genetically encoded labeling, and select appropriate approaches for specific biological applications.

  4. Demonstrate orientation in modern imaging methods, including super-resolution microscopy, bioluminescence, Raman techniques, and electron microscopy.

  5. Explain the principles of fluorescent proteins and self-labeling enzymes and their applications in studying cellular processes.

  6. Design a basic experiment using molecular probes for studying biological processes in cells or tissues.

  7. Interpret experimental data obtained by imaging techniques and critically evaluate their limitations.

  8. Apply basic principles of experimental data management and documentation.

  9. Present a scientific project focused on the use of molecular probes in biological research.

Last update: Burdíková Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.02.2026)
 
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