Course: Molecular-biological diagnostic methods

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Course title Molecular-biological diagnostic methods
Course code KBC/MBDM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lochman Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zalabák David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Škrabišová Mária, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. General introduction: structure of nucleic acids, their importance and function, replication, transcription, translation. History of DNA diagnostics. 2. Amplification and the principle of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), individual steps of PCR, thermocyclers. PCR conditions: master mixes, template DNA, primers, buffers, dNTPs, types and kinds of polymerases. Methods of in vitro DNA propagation. 3. DNA cloning in practice, creation and importance of DNA libraries, DNA sequencing methods - classical and contemporary, blotting, NK databases, orientation and searching in NK databases. 4. Detection of amplified DNA in end-point PCR, agarose gels, polyacrylamide gels, electrophoresis, blotting, immunochromatography. 5. ELISA methods and their importance in diagnostics. 6. NK analysis by restriction analysis, application in diagnostics. Diagnostic methods derived from PCR, in situ PCR. 7. Real-time PCR detection of amplified DNA, principle of quantification, basic chemistry (Sybrgreen, TaqMan, etc.), molecular beacons, detection of point polymorphisms. 8. NK diagnostics in medicine: microbiology, virology, parasitology: practical application of NK diagnostics in direct detection of microorganisms. Detection of MTB, borrelia, chlamydia, HIV, viral hepatitis, herpes viruses, etc. 9. NK diagnostics in agriculture and forestry. 10. DNA diagnostics in food industry: diagnostics of genetically modified organisms in food and feed, species specification of meat products, cheese, European legislation on GMOs. 11. Diagnostics of NK in veterinary medicine. 12. Introduction of diagnostic methods, quality control (QC), quality assurance (QA), validation, certification, legislation. 13. Molecular biological diagnostic methods in forensic genetics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To broaden the student's knowledge of molecular biology with a focus on molecular biology methods used in practice.
Acquisition of advanced knowledge of molecular biology with emphasis on molecular biological methods used in diagnostics.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Morgan D, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. (2017). Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th edition. Garland Science.
  • Drábek, J. a kol. (2012). Detekce nádorových biomarkerů v molekulárně-biologické laboratoři. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Drábek, J. a kol. (2022). Vybrané metody forenzní genetiky. Nakladatelství UP Olomouc.
  • Hajdúch, M. (ed.) Drábek, J. (2022). Laboratory Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Nakladatelství UP Olomouc.
  • Slabý, O., et al. (2015). Molekulární medicína. Praha Galén.
  • Šmarda, J., Doškař, J., Pantůček, R., Růžičková, V., & Koptíková, J. (2005). Metody molekulární biologie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Vacek, J., Ostatná, V. (2021). Bioelektrochemie. Nakladatelství UP Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Analytical Biochemist (2024) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter