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What students say

Antonia Netzl, former student:

When I tell people I am studying Systems Biology, the first reaction often is an appreciative nod before the confession that they actually never heard of it. Before I started studying in Heidelberg, my idea of it was rather vague, too. Coming from a classic biological background, it was hard for me to imagine how to quantify biological processes based on experimental data. But by now, I realised that Systems Biology is so much more than that. It increases our understanding of biological processes in a unique way through finding underlying mathematical laws and connections. Here in Heidelberg I got introduced to an entirely novel area of biology, and although the amount of new knowledge was large, I never felt overwhelmed. This was certainly facilitated by the close contact to our teachers thanks to a small class size. I love the versatility of Systems Biology and am amazed by how much more it allows us to discover in biology.
 
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Major Systems Biology

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Current students

To complete the systems biology program, you have to successfully take the following mandatory courses listed in the table. Added to it are a couple of optional courses you can take as well. The exact descriptions of the courses can be found by clicking the links to the LSF Course Overview in the table.

Wintersemester 2023/2024
Semester 1
(click on the course-name for more info)

Courses

Date

Time

Where

General Introduction Meeting Masters

16/10/23

10:00

tba

Introduction Major Systems Biology

18/10/23

10:00

BioQuant
SR 43

Lecture and Tutorial "Frontiers in Biosciences 1" (mandatory for all MSc)

start 18/10/23
 
Exam: 18/12/23

8:15-9:45

Lectures gHS INF 230 - Tutorials various

Lecture and Tutorial "Frontiers in Biosciences 2" (mandatory for all MSc but with optional modules)

Jan-Mar 2023

8:15-9:45

Check LSF

Practical course and Seminar "Quantitative Biology"

tba

10:00-18:00

BioQuant

Practical course and Seminar "Computational Biology"

tba

10:00-18:00

BioQuant
SR 42

Optional but recommended

 

 

 

Practical introduction in computational modelling aka In Silico Methods in Biochemistry

tba

10:00-18:00

BioQuant
SR 42

Lecture and Exercises "Mathematics for Systems Biology"

tba

Fridays 10:00-12:00
Tuesdays
16:00-18:00

BioQuant

 

Summersemester 2024

Semester 2
 

Courses

Date

Time

Where

Lecture and Tutorial Systems Biology 1, "Systems Cell Biology"

April-July 2024

8:00-10:00

BioQuant

Lecture and Tutorial Systems Biology 2 "Physical Methods in Systems Biology"

April-July 2024

8:00-10:00

BioQuant

Course and Seminar Systems Biology
Advanced Computational Systems Biology

tba

10:00-18:00

BioQuant

Course and Seminar Systems Biology: High throughput and Omics

tba

10:00-18:00

tba

 

Semester 3

In this semester you should undertake two lab rotations, working for 6 – 8 weeks on a small project in a laboratory of choice, attending seminars in that laboratory and writing a lab report.

Semester 4

The Master's thesis work lasts 6 months. You undertake a laboratory research project relevant to the Major Systems biology, write a thesis, and defend it in an oral presentation. The seminar is usually held in the research group where you do your Master's thesis.

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