Recent achievements in genetics - MB140P19E
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The course consists of six independent lectures giving the students idea about the recent trends in genetics. The main subjects of the lectures are:
1. Gene dosage compensation in sex chromosomes and regulation of X chromosome inactivation in mammals 2. Gene therapy 3. Gene interactions and mechanisms of regulation of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 4. Immunogenetics: the principle of genome reorganization in B lymphocytes, extreme polymorphism of MHC antigens 5. Association studies in humans: identification of genes affecting quantitative traits 6. Oogenesis - recombination, aneuploidy, DNA repair, maternal age effect - influence on embryogenesis. In 2024-25, lectures will be held on Friday, from 9:00 to 10:40, in the lecture room B312, at Viničná 7, 3rd floor. We will plan the following dates of the 6 other lectures during the first lecture. Attendance at the lectures is recommended - 60% attendance is a condition for the exam in variant A. You will have a Moodle page with presentations and assignments available - https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5889 Password: Genetics2025 Poslední úprava: Schierová Michaela, RNDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
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This semester (2024/25) you will receive an assignment on 5 topics. Each assignment will be rated with a maximum of 5 points. You will prepare a presentation in the field of genetics based on a current paper (year of publication no later than 2020). Your presentation will be rated with a maximum of 30 points. At the end of the semester there will be an exam, oral or written (your individual choice). You can get 45 points (a maximum). Details will be explained in the first lecture, February 20 2025 Classification: 70-100 points: excellent 50-69 points: very good 35-49 points: good The exam is written or oral, according to your choice. Poslední úprava: Schierová Michaela, RNDr., Ph.D. (06.02.2025)
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