Proteomics (P01923)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : BIO-P-PRTMC

A lecture course covering instruction in the theory and application of modern advanced instrumentation techniques to chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on: Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Methods.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- review the principles of different types of ion sources (including MALDI, electrospray ionisation, field and plasma ionisation and desorption), mass analysers (including quadrupole, ion-trap, time-of-flight, ion cyclotron and FT mass analysers), ion detectors and computer-aided data processing in modern mass spectrometry
- discuss novel techniques of mass spectroscopic analysis of proteins in a solvent free environment
- interpret fragmentation patterns, particularly as applied to peptide mass fingerprinting
- illustrate how modern analytical techniques are used to gain insight into the dynamics of the living cell with particular emphasis on the interactions between protein and DNA
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area