Biotechnology
This course is an introduction in Biotechnology. It will give an overview of different fields in biotechnology (molecular techniques, bacterial biotechnology, fungal biotechnology, plant biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology, animal biotechnology) with special emphasis on new developments. In addition, other aspects related to biotechnology, such as intellectual property rights, ethical concerns and the marketability of
Molecular genetic research techniques
In deze voornamelijk praktische cursus leren jullie hoe je experimenteel processen in levende bacteriën, gisten, planten en zoogdiercellen kunt bestuderen, en de moleculair-genetische technieken die hiervoor worden toegepast. De technieken die jullie gaan leren en toepassen variëren van basale tot geavanceerde recombinante DNA-technieken, zoals: overdracht van genetisch materiaal tussen bacteriën, genetische mapping in planten, yeast-2-hybrid
Planten in Context
Het centrale thema in de cursus is de interactie van de plant met zijn omgeving en de verschillende (sub)disciplines die bij deze interacties betrokken zijn. In de eerste 5 weken zal er elke week een ander thema zijn, namelijk Bodemontwikkeling & Water, Wortel & Nutriënten, Bodemleven, Stressfysiologie & Plasticiteit en Competitie & Biodiversiteit, waarbij de
Agroecology and Agronomy 1
The course focuses on the mutual relation between crop production and environment and consists of two pillars: a. basic principles of crop production ecology, b. sustainability of crop production. The first pillar consists of basic knowledge on how a-biotic (e.g. radiation, temperature, nutrients) and biotic (e.g. pests, diseases and weed) factors influence the productivity of
Breeding for Stress Tolerance and Quality
In current agriculture, abiotic and biotic stress are the main reasons that yield potential and quality aspects are difficult to realize for many crops. Resistance breeding focuses on the use of genetic resources for improving plant defence against stress factors. Breeding for biotic stress resistance addresses with defence mechanisms and strategies that protect host plants
Reproduction of Plants
Sexual reproduction is one of the major characteristics of eukaryotes and involves a regular alternation between meiosis and fertilization. This course focuses on the basic principles of plant reproduction and the evolution of reproductive strategies in mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. This knowledge is used as basis to understand the concepts that underlie sexual reproduction
Life Sciences
De combinatie van de drie vakken in Q1 van BSc LST: Moleculaire Celbiologie, Life Sciences en Biochemie, geeft een complete introductie van de werking van de levensprocessen in de cel. Het klonen van DNA voor eiwit expressie en vervolgens zuiveren van een enzym, receptor, biomarker of ander eiwit zijn vaak de eerste stappen die nodig
Ecogenomics
The field of ecological genomics strives to uncover the genetic and molecular mechanisms influencing responses and adaptations of organisms to their environment. Achieving this aim requires insight in evolution and selection pressure and how that results in natural variation. Using this natural variation to study mechanisms requires a good understanding of both ecologically important phenotypes
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
This course provides knowledge on recent developments in plant breeding and future prospects in plant biotechnology. A thorough understanding of genetics, plant breeding and biotechnology tools including genetic modification and gene editing is linked to applications in various fields (crop improvement, biofortification, soil remediation and biofuel production). After a general introduction into a field, recent
Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics
The sequencing revolution is rapidly charting ever more obscure branches in the tree of life. All these novel genomes and increasingly sophisticated bioinformatic methods are changing our view of where the complexity in our protein complexes come from and how the genes in the human genome came from. For example when we trace compare the