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While the central dogma of molecular biology still somehow stands,
many other dogmas in the field of gene expression are falling like ripe pears from a pear tree. Indeed, much of what appeared to be indisputable truth when we were students like you, has fallen into oblivion over time. But, is it really the case that much of the old knowledge is simply no longer valid? Or is it also partly a matter of the "publish or perish" competition and the pursuit of sensationalism in science at any cost? Let’s look at the new discoveries in the field of gene expression regulation, the underlying cutting-edge methodology, the old dogmas falling and new ones emerging. However, let’s be critical, let’s be interactive, let’s learn together. - this is an advanced course for MSc. and PhD students including Erasmus (in English) - signing up for the course is HIGHLY recommended only after the completion of the bachelor program - limit is 15 students per class contacts: Leos Valasek (724731661; valasekl@biomed.cas.cz) Adriana Roithova (739679009; adriana.roithova@biomed.cas.cz) Last update: Marková Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.04.2025)
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Exam: combination of written and oral
Part A (20 mins); In a form of a journal club; we will pick a few recent, high profile papers on exciting topics pertinent to regulation of gene expression for you to choose from - well in advance of the exam. Your goal will be to introduce the topic of one of them in a broader perspective, present and critically comment on the results, discuss the proposed model, suggest alternative ways to prove or disprove the presented findings, indicate of what you as the first author of this paper would do next.
Part B (25 mins); We will provide a brief introduction into some problem plus a set of figures on separate sheets (either from our own work or from a published work of others) - well in advance of the exam. Your task will be to create the story of the paper in a form of the ppt and present it: i.e. to assemble the figs into a logical order, to briefly describe the methods used, to write a few concluding words about a particular figure and a connecting sentence to the next figure, to pick the most appropriate topics for discussion, and as a bonus, to discuss these.
We do not really care how deep your theoretical knowledge is, we care about how you can translate your theoretical knowledge into the ultimate goal/practical skill of each researcher - writing a paper. Do not get intimidated, this should be fun that will come very handy when you start working seriously in a lab. Last update: Marková Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (27.04.2023)
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Not specified - we will try to follow the most recent progress of the field of regulation of gene expression. Last update: Marková Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (27.04.2023)
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Exam: combination of written and oral
Part A (20 mins); In a form of a journal club; we will pick a few recent, high profile papers on exciting topics pertinent to regulation of gene expression for you to choose from - well in advance of the exam. Your goal will be to introduce the topic of one of them in a broader perspective, present and critically comment on the results, discuss the proposed model, suggest alternative ways to prove or disprove the presented findings, indicate of what you as the first author of this paper would do next.
Part B (25 mins); We will provide a brief introduction into some problem plus a set of figures on separate sheets (either from our own work or from a published work of others) - well in advance of the exam. Your task will be to create the story of the paper in a form of the ppt and present it: i.e. to assemble the figs into a logical order, to briefly describe the methods used, to write a few concluding words about a particular figure and a connecting sentence to the next figure, to pick the most appropriate topics for discussion, and as a bonus, to discuss these.
We do not really care how deep your theoretical knowledge is, we care about how you can translate your theoretical knowledge into the ultimate goal/practical skill of each researcher - writing a paper. Do not get intimidated, this should be fun that will come very handy when you start working seriously in a lab. Last update: Marková Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.04.2025)
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1) Critical reading of literature, wise writing/structuring and “selling” your own work:
2) Translational control i.
3) Translational control ii.
4) CRISPr:
5) The power of tRNAs and their fragments
6) RNAs as a tool for therapy
7) circRNAs and their metabolism (or other ncRNA)
8) modifications of RNAs
9) degradation of RNAs
10) visualization of RNAs in a cell
11) RNA structures and RNPs
12) Guided “journal club”
13) Guided “paper creating process”
Last update: Marková Hana, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.04.2025)
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