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
Data Science and Biology
This course focuses on applying data science methods to biological data. With the rise of high-throughput techniques in biology, massive datasets are now common, including genomes, metagenomes, transcriptomes, and more. The course equips students with the theoretical and practical skills to extract insights from such data. Students learn to work with the command-line interface, write
Modelling biological systems
Biological systems are arguably the most complex systems science tries to understand. We make observations, and try to obtain useful insight in the systems. This requires hypotheses; ideas of how we believe the world around us is structured and operates. Models translate our hypotheses into concrete predictions about our objects of study that can be
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
Bioinformatics and Dynamic Modelling
This course introduces students to the research fields of bioinformatics and biological modeling. Central themes are the use of data to extract underlying patterns on function and evolution, and the use of models to test hypotheses and make predictions for biological systems. Introduction: Biological processes are notoriously complex, and studying their dynamics through modeling and
Soil-Plant Relations
Plant roots absorb water and nutrients from the root medium. The bio-availability of these growth factors is determined by a variety of biological, physical and chemical processes and properties. The plant itself affects these processes and soil properties in its rhizosphere. The interactions between the plant and its root environment represent the core of theory
Ziekte en Afweer van Plant en Dier
In dit blok gaan we in op de vragen: Wat zijn (planten)ziekten en plagen? Hoe werkt het immuunsysteem van planten en dieren zoals de mens? De behandelde thema’s zijn: Verschillende klassen van ziekteverwekkers (schimmels, oömyceten, bacteriën, parasitaire planten, nematoden, virussen, en herbivoren), De mechanismen waarmee deze organismen planten binnen dringen, de plantenafweer omzeilen en/of onderdrukken,