General Information
Course Code | AM_1213 |
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Credits | 6 EC |
Period | P3 |
Course Level | 400 |
Language of Tuition | English |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Course Coordinator | dr. ir. Y.J.M. Bollen |
Examiner | dr. ir. Y.J.M. Bollen |
Teaching Staff |
dr. ir. Y.J.M. Bollen |
Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself
Last-minute registration is available for this course.
Teaching Methods | Lecture, Practical |
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Target audiences
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Course Objective
To introduce students into various spectroscopic and microscopictechniques.
Students should know the theoretical principles and the applicability in
life sciences of:
- absorption spectroscopy
- fluorescence spectroscopy
- light microscopy
- fluorescence microscopy
Students should be able to:
- plan and conduct experiments using optical techniques
- evaluate results on the basis of theoretical knowledge and recent
literature
- present their results in short reports and one journal-style paper
Course Content
Optical spectroscopy and microscopy are widely used in cell biology andbiophysics. In this course the principles of many of these techniques,
including absorption spectroscopy, various types of fluorescence
spectroscopy (e. g. polarization, FRET) and fluorescence microscopy (e.
g. confocal, TIRF, lifetime imaging) are explained. Their application in
modern biophysics and cell biology research is illustrated by a number
of (guest) lecturers.
In addition, students will obtain hands- on experience with absorption
spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy (e. g. FRET and anisotropy) and
fluorescence microscopy. Small groups of students will prepare the
experiments, discuss them with the lecturer and carry them out. The
group will write a short report on each experiment and one or two
journal-style
papers.
Teaching Methods
Lectures (28 hours), group assignment (8 hours), self-study, executionof experiments (±24 hours) in small groups.
Method of Assessment
Written exam (individual, 50%), oral presentation by group (10 %),written report (per group, 40%). All parts need to be graded 5.5 or
higher in order to pass the course.
Literature
Papers, hand-outs, reader and protocols will be made available online.Target Audience
MSc students Biology, Biomolecular Sciences, Biomedical Sciences,Medical Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, or related.
Additional Information
Due to largely overlapping contents this course is NOT intended forstudents who have followed the FEW Minor “Biomedische beeldvorming”.