Olivier Voinnet: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2016

Name Prof. Dr. Olivier Voinnet
FieldRNA Biology
Address
Professur für RNA-Biologie
ETH Zürich, LFW D 17.3
Universitätstrasse 2
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 93 60
E-mailolivier.voinnet@biol.ethz.ch
DepartmentBiology
RelationshipFull Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
551-0108-00LFundamentals of Biology II: Plant Biology2 credits2VW. Gruissem, O. Voinnet, S. C. Zeeman
AbstractWater balance, assimilation, transport in plants; developmental biology, stress physiology.
ObjectiveWater balance, assimilation, transport in plants; developmental biology, stress physiology.
Lecture notesPlant Biology: Handouts of the powerpoint presentation will be distributed. It can also be viewed in a password-protected web link.
LiteratureSmith, A.M., et al.: Plant Biology, Garland Science, New York, Oxford, 2010
551-0140-00LEpigenetics4 credits2VR. Paro, U. Grossniklaus, O. Voinnet, A. Wutz
AbstractEpigenetics studies mitotic and/or meiotic heritable traits that cannot be attributed to changes of the DNA sequence. The lecture will provide an overview over epigenetic phenomena and mechanisms. Furthermore, the impact of epigenetics on the development of different organisms will be discussed.
ObjectiveThe aim of the course is to gain an understanding of epigenetic phenomena and mechanisms and their impact on development.
Content-historical overview – concepts – genetics vs. epigenetics

-chromatin – structure – locus- and function specific heterogeneity (transcription, silencing, heterochromatin)

-epigenetic modifications of DNA (DNA methylation) and histones (acetylation, methylation, ubiquitination,…)

-transmission of epigenetic modifications during cell divisions

-stability/reversibility of epigenetic modifications

-impact of epigenetics on development and environmental adaptation

-epigenetic phenomena:

• position effects
• paramutation
• genomic imprinting
• X-inactivation and dosage compensation
• RNAi
• cosuppression
• quelling
• transvection
• prions
• meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA
551-1312-00LRNA-Biology II Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 20.
6 credits7GF. Allain, C. Beyer, U. Kutay, B. Mateescu, O. Voinnet, K. Weis, A. Wutz
AbstractIntroduction to the diversity of current RNA-research at all levels from structural biology to systems biology using mainly model systems like S. cerevisiae (yeast), mammalian cells.
ObjectiveThe students will obtain an overview about the diversity of current RNA-research. They will learn to design experiments and use techniques necessary to analyze different aspects of RNA biology. Through lectures and literature seminars, they will learn about the burning questions of RNA research and discuss approaches to address these questions experimentally. In practical lab projects the students will work in one of the participating laboratories. Finally, they will learn how to present and discuss their data in an appropriate manner. Student assessment is a graded semester performance based on individual performance in the laboratory, the written exam and the poster presentation.
LiteratureDocumentation and recommended literature will be provided at the beginning and during the course.