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Course, academic year 2026/2027
   
Practical course in virology - MB140C70
Title: Praktikum z virologie
Czech title: Praktikum z virologie
Form of teaching: block practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Genetics and Microbiology (31-140)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [TS]
Capacity: 18
Maximum number of enrolled students: 18
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Level: specialized
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Mgr. Vojtěch Šroller, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Kateřina Bruštíková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Martin Fraiberk, Ph.D.
RNDr. Lenka Horníková, Ph.D.
Boris Rjabčenko, Ph.D.
Mgr. Vojtěch Šroller, Ph.D.
Class: Horizontální laminární box 120 cm
Biohazard laminární box 200 cm
Stolní chlazená centrifuga univerzální se více rot
Invertovaný mikroskop s fluorescenční kamerou
Elektroforéza DNA horizontální
Zdroj napětí na elektroforézu
Pipetmany (sada)
Termoblok
Mikrocentrifuga stolní
Mikrocentrifuga malá
Dataprojektor
Mikroskop badatelský
Co-requisite : MB140P81
Annotation -
Two-week group practical classes are designed to illustrate the topics covered in the lecture and to train students with diploma specialization in virology. Students gain familiarity with the fundamental laboratory methods commonly used not only in virology (work with cell cultures, isolation, purification and quantification of viruses, analyses of viral products) and with the use of viruses in the molecular biology (baculovirus expression vectors) and biomedicine.

Last update: Španielová Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (24.10.2019)
Literature -

David R. OďReilly, Lois K. Miller, Verne A. Luckov: Baculovirus Epression Vectors: a laboratory manual, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York 1992.

 Bernard N. Fields, David M. Knipe, Peter M. Howley: Fundamental Virology 3rd ed, Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia 1996.

Last update: Španielová Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (24.10.2019)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

Requirements - assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes: The course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the practice (4 hours of excused absence during the whole practice). To obtain the credit, it is also necessary to pass the final test with 75% success rate, hand in solving theoretical problem tasks and a protocol to practical tasks  in the prescribed term and form. These documents can be returned only after consultation for revision only once.

Last update: Šroller Vojtěch, Mgr., Ph.D. (13.09.2024)
Syllabus -

The lectures are given in Czech language only.

Practical course in virology takes place as a two-week tournament. The course is designed for students in virology and molecular biology. The capacity of one course is a maximum of 18 students and is limited by the difficulty of the methods performed. During the course, students will learn how to work with infectious biological material in a laboratory with the biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) and learn the habits necessary to work with potential human pathogens. Within the course there are 3 model practical tasks, which are conceived so as to methodically represent problems that the student can encounter in basic research and biomedical fields. It is ensured that the methodologies carried out do not overlap with the content of practical courses in molecular biology and genetics, but become an extension of these courses. The course also includes a series of short lectures on the theoretical foundations of methods and viral expression systems.

 

Task No. 1: VIRUS QUANTIFICATION IN A STOCK INOCULUM. Procedure and methods: working with tissue cultures and mastering laboratory practices for handling infectious material in the ÚTZ-2 laboratory; comparison of several virus quantification methods: plaque titration, titer determination via immunofluorescence, limiting dilution assay, observation of infection symptoms, and viral genome quantification via qPCR.

Task No. 2: PREPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF VLPs (VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES) AND INVESTIGATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VIRAL PARTICLES AND THE HOST CELL. Procedure: Preparation of VLPs using a baculovirus expression system and analysis of the interaction between isolated VLPs and the host cell under various conditions. Methods: VLP isolation and purification (via CsCl gradient ultracentrifugation), immunodot blot or Western blot, VLP quantification via hemagglutination, protein content determination. Sample contrasting via negative staining, electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, or flow cytometry.

Students can access information and study materials on Moodle at http://dl.cuni.cz/. 

Course completion requirements: Credit is awarded based on active participation in the practical course (a maximum of 4 hours of duly excused absence is permitted for the duration of the intensive practical course). To obtain credit, students must also pass a final test with a score of at least 75% and submit reports on the practical tasks by the prescribed deadline and in the required format. These documents may be returned for revision once following consultation; credit will not be awarded if deficiencies persist.

Last update: Šroller Vojtěch, Mgr., Ph.D. (26.08.2026)
Learning outcomes - Czech

Po absolvování předmětu student/ka:

Vysvětlí principy základních virologických a metod, zejména metod virové kvantifikace (plaková titrace, imunofluorescenční barvení, metoda konečného ředění, kvantitativní polymerázová řetězová reakce, hemaglutinace), centrifugace, elektronové mikroskopie, bakulovirového expresního systému a jejich využití ve výzkumné, lékařské a biotechnologické praxi.

Samostatně provede vybrané základní laboratorní postupy, jako je práce s hmyzími a savčími tkáňovými kulturami, fixace a imunofluorescenční barvení buněk, infekce buněk viry, fluorescenční mikroskopie, kvantitativní PCR, negativní barvení vzorku pro elektronovou mikroskopii, centrifugace a purifikace pseudovirionů, hemaglutinace  a dodržuje zásady správné laboratorní praxe.

Dokáže analyzovat a interpretovat experimentální výsledky, včetně pořízení a vyhodnocení snímků z fluorescenčního mikroskopu, jednoduchých i složitějších výpočtů podle vzorečků u kvantifikačních metod a srozumitelně je zpracovat ve formě laboratorního protokolu.

Využívá základní bioinformatické nástroje a veřejné databáze, pro vyhodnocení kvantitativní PCR a kontrolu výpočtů, a řešení jednoduchých teoretických úloh ve virologii.

Last update: Šroller Vojtěch, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.01.2026)
The course does not include work placement
 
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