Winter Term 2026/2027
Note: Information on and registration for the courses on radiation safety can be found on the RUBION website.
Biochemical Practicals
Praktikum Biochemische Arbeitstechniken
Registration
07.09.2026 to 04.10.2026 via eCampus
Introductory meeting
Thursday, 15.10.2026, 10:15 in NB 2/99
Handing out of lab coats
Thursday, 15.10.2026, 12:00
Course dates
Pre-course starting 22.10.2026, followed by the practical course, all Thursdays in the practical course room NBCF 04/252
The exact course dates, the script and further information can be found in Moodle. All registered students will automatically be enrolled in the Moodle course.
Molekularbiologisches Praktikum
Registration
01.05.2026 to 30.06.2026 via eCampus
Safety briefing
03.06.2026, 11:15, NC 6/99
Handing out of lab coats
Monday, 01.06.2026, 15:30
Course dates
The four experiments will take place on two days each in the practical course room NBCF 04/252: 17./18.09.2026, 22./23.09.2026, 24./25.09.2026, 28./29.09.2026
Further information and the script can be found in Moodle. The password will be announced during the introductory meeting
Laborpraktikum Biochemie für Fortgeschrittene
In the laboratory practical course the biochemistry groups of the faculty present themselves. At the Department of Biochemistry I Dr Tapken offers three dates. The lab course is intended to serve as a basis for deciding whether to apply for a place for the Bachelor's thesis, which is usually completed in the following summer semester. We therefore only allocate places for the Bachelor's thesis after the end of the laboratory placement at the end of January.
As part of the laboratory practical, each participant also gives a seminar presentation to one of the lecturers.
Registration
DD.10.2026, 12:00 to DD.10.2026, 12:00 via eCampus
Introductory meeting
Tuesday, 27.10.2026, 10:15, ND 03/99
Assignment of seminar topics
From Monday, 02.11.2026
Presentation of the focal points
Tuesday, 17.11.2026 and 24.11.2026, 10:15 to 13:00, ND 03/99
Course dates
On Tuesdays: 01.12.2026, 08.12.2026, 15.12.2026, 12.01.2027, 19.01.2027, 26.01.2027
Further information on the practical course, the group allocation and a list of the practical course rooms can be found in Moodle. Enrolment is possible without a password until the registration deadline.
Biochemisches Wahlpraktikum
Methods of cell culture and confocal microscopy
Christina Klein-Schmidt and Dr. Daniel Tapken
Course dates
18./19.02.2027, 25./26.02.2027
Affinity purification and Western Blot analysis of glutamate receptors from Xenopus laevis oocytes
Dr. Ralf Trippe
Course dates
Modular Advanced Practicals
Autoantibodies against glutamate receptors
The course is offered once in the winter term 2025/2026.
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Supervisor:
Dr. Ralf Trippe, Room NC 6/167, Tel. +49 234 32-28240
Summer Term 2026
Note: Information on and registration for the courses on radiation safety can be found on the RUBION website.
Lectures
Biochemistry II
Start of lecture
Monday, 13.04.2026
Time
Mondays 9:15 to 11:00
Lectures 2 and 4 Wednesday 9:15 to 11:00
Timetable
Location
Lecture hall NC 6/99
Exercises
There will be exercices during the second half of the term via Moodle and after the lecture on Mondays from 11:15 to 13:00 in lecture hall NC 6/99. Details will be announced during the lecture and are available in Moodle.
Topics
- History of the discovery of nucleic acids, their structure and function
- Nucleotide metabolism
- Structure and properties of DNA
- DNA replication in prokaryotes
- DNA repair mechanisms
- Structure and properties of RNA, RNA classes
- Transcription in prokaryotes
- RNA processing
- Regulation of transcription in prokaryotes
- Genetic code, tRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases
- Structure of ribosomes
- Translation in prokaryotes
- Translation in eukaryotes
Further information and materials can be found in Moodle. Enrolment is possible without a password until 12.04.2026.
Exam 1
Friday, 14.08.2026, 10:00 to 12:00, Lecture hall HIC
Exam 2
Monday, 21.09.2026, 10:00 to 12:00, Lecture hall HZO 30
Deadline for registration to the exam is 3 working days before the respective exam.
Molecular Genetic Methods in Biochemistry
Dr. Daniel Tapken and Prof. Dr. Raphael Stoll
Start of lecture
Wednesday, 29.04.2026
Time
Wednesdays 09:15 to 11:00
Lectures 11 and 13 Monday 9:15 to 11:00
Timetable
Location
Lecture hall NC 6/99
Topics
- Restriction endonucleases
- Escherichia coli as host organism
- Selection with antibiotics
- Plasmids and BACs
- Lambda phages and cosmids
- Single-stranded phages and phagemids
- Ligation
- Preparation of nucleic acids
- Electrophoresis of nucleic acids
- Nucleic acid hybridisation
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its applications
- DNA sequencing
- Genome editing
- Protein expression in E. coli
- Protein expression in eukaryotic cells
Further information and materials can be found in Moodle. Enrolment is possible without a password until 28.04.2026.
Exam 1
Wednesday, 05.08.2026, 14:00 to 16:00, Lecture hall HZO 40
Exam 2
Wednesday, 30.09.2026, 14:00 to 16:00, Lecture hall HZO 40
Deadline for registration to the exam is 3 working days before the respective exam.
Lecture „Structure, Function and Physiology of nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors“
Dr. Christoph Methfessel
Start of lecture
Tuesday, 14.04.2026
Time
Tuesdays 16:15 to 18:00
Location
The first lecture on 14.04.2026 will be given in presence in the seminar room NC 6/174, all further lectures online via Moodle. Further information on the individual dates, topics and technical implementation can also be found there.
Exam 1
Thursday, DD.MM.2026, 10:00 to 12:00, Lecture hall
Exam 2
Thursday, DD.MM.2026, 10:00 to 12:00, Lecture hall
Deadline for registration to the exam is 7 days before the respective exam.
Biochemical Practicals
Praktikum Molekularbiologische Arbeitstechniken
Registration
16.03. to 06.04.2026 via eCampus
Introductory meeting
03.06.2026, 11:15 in NC 6/99
Handing out of lab coats
01.06.2026, 15:30
Course dates
Between 09.06. and 21.07.2026 on Tuesdays in the practical course room NBCF 04/252.
The exact course dates, the script and further information can be found in in Moodle. All registered students will automatically be enrolled in the Moodle course.
Biochemisches Praktikum für Chemiker
Registration
16.03. to 06.04.2026 via eCampus
Introductory meeting
16.04.2026, 10:15 in the seminar room NC 6/174
Handing out of lab coats
16.04.2026, 09:30
Course dates
Between 23.04. and 25.06.2026 in the practical course room NBCF 04/252.
The exact course dates, the script and further information can be found in in Moodle. All registered students will automatically be enrolled in the Moodle course.
Focal Point Programme Biochemistry of the Nervous System
Further information is available here.