Course: Laboratory Methods of Cell Biology

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Course title Laboratory Methods of Cell Biology
Course code KBBV/C473
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapek Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Roušar Tomáš, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course aims to describe to students the work in the cell laboratory and the evaluation of basic toxicity determinations, which are performed in the study of cytotoxicity. Teaching will take place in three blocks, where the first block will focus on counting cells (suspension, adherent), their seeding, cultivation; the second will focus on processing and basic viability tests (proliferation), ie WST-1 test and TrypanBlueExclusion; the third will focus on the processing and evaluation of cytotoxicity after treatment with a model toxin depending on time and dose using a viability test and another cytotoxicity test (evaluation of oxidative stress or mitochondrial activity). Block 1 (week 1-4) - cell culture, basics of work in the cell laboratory Block 2 (week 5-8) - evaluation of cell viability Block 3 (weeks 9-13) - evaluation of cytotoxicity using routine cell tests

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to describe at a basic level the work in the cell laboratory and the evaluation of basic determinations of toxicity, which are performed in the study of cytotoxicity. Teaching will take place in three blocks, where the first block will focus on counting cells (suspension, adherent), their seeding, cultivation; the second will focus on processing and basic viability tests (proliferation), ie WST-1 test and TrypanBlueExclusion; the third will focus on the processing and evaluation of cytotoxicity after treatment with a model toxin depending on time and dose using a viability test and another cytotoxicity test (evaluation of oxidative stress or mitochondrial activity).

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Participation in laboratories.
Recommended literature
  • Freshney R.I. Culture of animal cells (A manual of basic technique and specialized application). 2015.
  • 1. Butler M. Cell culture and upstream processing. 2007.


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