NSCPHD1222 Advanced methods in glycobiology
Polysaccharides are one of the most extensive ingredient in
human nutrition and have enormous impact on plant development,
human health and in many applications.
This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of plant
carbohydrates and will use an integrated series of lectures and
practical exercises to cover fundamental biology and applied
themes.
Students will also have opportunities to get hands-on practical
experience in selected techniques for the analysis of
complex carbohydrates including: state-of-the-art carbohydrate
microarrays; monoclonal antibodies; carbohydrate binding modules;
immunocytochemistry; rheology; spectroscopy and carbohydrate-active
enzyme assays. The aim of the course is to provide participants
with the skills needed to apply these techniques to their own
research.
The primary outcomes will be a sound knowledge of the biology
and utilization of plant polysaccharides.
Knowledge
* Demonstrate a practical knowledge of cutting-edge techniques for
polysaccharide analysis, including the construction and use of
carbohydrate microarrays for high throughput screening.
* Describe the processes of carbohydrate biosynthesis, occurrence
and diversity in the plant kingdom (including micro- and
macro-algae).
* Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the use of plant
polysaccharides as functional food ingredients, nutraceuticals,
therapeutics and as novel bio materials.
Skills
• Apply their knowledge to critically assess scientific literature.
• Use selected techniques for polysaccharide analysis and
glycobiology.
• Apply their knowledge to evaluate the outcome of polysaccharide
analyses.
• Describe how fundamental polysaccharide biology is related to
downstream industrial uses.
Competences
• Work independently and with scientific literature.
• Prepare and present written work
• Design experiments related to polysaccharide biology and
applications
A mixture of orginal research papers and review articles.
The PhD students will have a combination of lectures, theoretical and practical exercises of up to six hours duration. Individual preparatory work will be expected. The course is evaluated on basis of written lab reports.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 30
- Preparation
- 25
- Project work
- 25
- Total
- 100
To sign up for the course, please send an e-mail to William GT Willats (willats@plen.ku.dk) and Bodil Jørgensen (boj@plen.ku.dk) Please also remember to add the course to your PhD plan.
- Credit
- 4 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment under invigilationIn order to pass the course, all participants must hand in a report of the lab work at the end of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NSCPHD1222
- Credit
- 4 ECTS
- Level
- Ph.D.
- Duration
- The PhD course is part of the master course and cover the theoretical part and practical part. Teaching for the PhD students is Tuesday until 12 and Thursdays all day in November and December of Block 2.
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Course capacity
- 15
- Study board
- Natural Sciences PhD Committee
Contracting departments
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Food Science
Course responsibles
- William George Tycho Willats (7-796b6e6e63767542726e6770306d7730666d)
- Bodil Jørgensen (3-727f7a50807c757e3e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Teachers from Section of Glycobiology and guests from other departments.