SK3529 Literature Studies, Workshops and Research Communication in Experimental Biomolecular Physics II (2-10hp)

Litteraturstudier, workshops och forskningskommunikation i experimentell biomolekylär fysik II (2-10hp)

  • Educational level

    Third cycle
  • Academic level (A-D)

    D
  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

After this course the students are expected to:

  • be well informed about and be able to describe in detail the latest development in the field of ultrasensitive fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging, both in terms of technique development and with respect to how the techniques are applied to biomolecular studies.
  • be able to critically evaluate the performance of these fluorescence methods for biomoleuclar studies, in comparison to other spectroscopic techniques, and also have a detailed knowledge of the limiting factors of the fluorescence methods and how they can be optimally handled.
  • Have developed a good ability to to efficiently and adequately communicate recent research results, both in written and orally, both their own results and the results of others, and to both specialized and general audiences.

Course main content

Active participation in research seminars, workshops and conferences. Individual literature studies. Oral seminar presentations by the students summarizing and discussing the content of the above.

Eligibility

Admitted to PhD studies in Physics, Biological Physics, or related fields of study. Passed course in “Literature studies, workshops and research communication in Experimental Biomolecular Physics I” , SK3528.

 Recommended previous knowledge: Passed course in “Experimental methods in molecular biophysics” SK2520 or SK3520

Language of instruction: English

Literature

Scientific articles, proceedings and handouts

C Gell, D Brockwell, A Smith, Handbook of single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy, Oxford Univ Press 2009

           

NJ Turro, Modern molecular photochemistry of organic molecules, University Science Books, 2009

JB Pawley, Handbook of biological confocal microscopy, Plenum 2006

JR Lakowicz, Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Kluwer Academic 2007.

Examination

Active participation in scientific conferences, workshops and seminars. Oral seminar presentations summarizing the content of attended scientific meetings and topics from the course literature.

Offered by

SCI/Applied Physics

Contact

Professor Jerker Widengren, jerker@biomolphysics.kth.se

Examiner

Professor Jerker Widengren, jerker@biomolphysics.kth.se

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 10.