Training

TUTORING

  • Advising in individual educational route selection for undergraduate students
  • Tutoring in the elaboration of bachelor, master’s, and doctoral theses
  • Collaboration between universities for the purpose of substantial mobility and attaining a competitive edge for future specialists

POSSIBLE BACHELOR AND MASTER’S THESES TOPICS

  • Spaciotemporal gene expression in different plant species of economic interest
  • Intra- and interspecific genetic variability in plants
  • Analysis of nucleus – cytoplasm interaction at physiological, genetic and molecular levels
  • Genomic imprinting in varietal certification, copyright, etc.
  • The use of molecular markers in identifying plant resistance to biotic and abiotic factors
  • Molecular marker-assisted selection
  • Bioinformatics in biological experiments. The use of gene banks, bioinformatic tools and programmes in the study of gene structure and functions

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

  • Nucleic acid isolation methods. Advantages and disadvantages
  • Biosafety – legislative framework, general lab safety rules
  • Sterilization methods – a decisive element of successful experimental projects
  • Methods of separation and identification of nucleic acids
  • Experimental primer design
  • Genetic polymorphism – methods of analysis, fundamental and applied areas of interest
  • Qualitative and quantitative transcript analysis
  • Testing genetically modified plants