Seminar in Marine Molecular Microbiology2
| Numbering Code | G-AGR04 6DB43 SJ81 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 3 | Course Type | Seminar |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
YOSHIDA TAKASHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) KAMIKAWA RYOUMA (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Microorganisms are ubiquitously and abundantly present in all aquatic ecosystems represented by fresh waters and marine waters from coastal to oceanic waters as well as surface to deep sea waters. Some of them favors even extreme aquatic habitats. Further, viruses coexisting with them exceed in number. Interaction between microorganisms and viruses has considerable impact on the aquatic biogeochemical cycles.The purpose of this seminar is to foster the ability for logical thinking and learn specialized knowledge and methodology for the aquatic microbiology. For this purpose, students read recent articles describing taxonomy, ecology, life cycle, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and application of microorganisms from the aquatic environments, present the topics with resumes and discuss with audiences. | ||
| Course Goals | Students will further enhance their ability to read and understand a wide range of original research papers and review articles written in English on marine microbes or other developing or highly specialized related fields, and to explain the contents in an easy-to-follow manner and discuss them with others. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Introduction, presentations and discussions of research articles (thirteen weeks) Students will prepare outlines of recently published academic papers that have made important contributions to the fields of marine microbiology, microalgae science, microbial ecology, microbiology of extreme environments, molecular biology and other related fields, and present and discuss them in class. By introducing research papers, students will gain experience in developing research plans, using experiment techniques, and interpreting and making observations on the outcomes, and understand and acquire the advanced scientific perspectives and methodologies required to make progress in their research. Discussion of research plans and results (two weeks) By preparing and presenting an outline of the research plan, methodologies, results, and future prospects of their experiment topics and by discussing the results and problems with their classmates, students will gain insight into how to proceed with their research and develop the skills required to deliver oral presentations at academic conferences |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Grading will be based on an overall assessment of criteria such as attendance, the quality of presentation, and participation in class discussion. Refer to '2019 Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. | ||
| Course Requirements | Background knowledge in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and ecology is required. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are expected to go through in detail the outlines distributed before each seminar and, if necessary, other related publications, in order to gain a full understanding of the content of each presentation. In addition, it is important that students review the course materials to gain new experimental techniques and perspectives. | ||
