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Course, academic year 2026/2027
   
Single molecule microscopy and manipulation - practical course - MB151C01E
Title: Single molecule microscopy and manipulation - practical course
Czech title: Mikroskopie a manipulace jednotlivých molekul – praktický kurz
Form of teaching: practical classes
Guaranteed by: Biology Section (31-101)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/1, C [TS]
Capacity: 0
Maximum number of enrolled students: 0
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: cancelled
Language: English
Explanation: From next academic year a similar course will be offered:MB100C02 Imaging molecular dynamic in living cells
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Zdeněk Lánský, Ph.D.
Mgr. Aleš Benda, Ph.D.
Is incompatible with: MB100C02
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Annotation -
Recording a single molecular motor protein walking along a microtubule or following diffusion of proteins in living cells became almost routine tasks, allowing to get insights into molecular interactions of biomolecules. Single molecule microscopy and manipulation practical course focuses on optical based methods of detection, characterization and even manipulation of single molecules. The aim is to highlight the uniqueness of single molecule based methods for uncovering the mechanisms of molecular interactions in biophysics, but also to show participants the real laboratory world of single molecule experiments.
The course covers traditional methods of single molecule observation using TIRF based wide-field microscopy and confocal microscopy combined with spectral and excited state lifetime resolved detection. The single molecule manipulation, including force measurement and confocal imaging of the manipulated molecules, is performed using the optical tweezers. The methodologies covered include single particle tracking and various modifications of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
Last update: Benda Aleš, Mgr., Ph.D. (15.10.2018)
Literature -

Single-Molecule Techniques: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2008, ISBN  978-087969775-4

Handbook of Single-Molecule Biophysics, Springer New York 2009, ISBN 978-1-4939-3919-0

Last update: Šebková Nataša, RNDr., Ph.D. (06.06.2022)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

Active participation at the course (max. 1 day of absence - excluding Monday) plus short 3 min presentation of your own work or future plans.

Last update: Benda Aleš, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.10.2019)
Syllabus -

http://web.natur.cuni.cz/IMCF/SMMM/programme.html

Last update: Olšinová Marie, Mgr., Ph.D. (09.10.2021)
Course registration requirements -

The course is intended for magister and doctoral students.

Last update: Benda Aleš, Mgr., Ph.D. (21.09.2017)
The course does not include work placement
 
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