The students can select two different courses focused on a particular current research topic. These courses will teach advanced concepts and methodology of modern cell biological and immunological research using a combination of either lecture and practical, lecture and seminar or seminar and practical. Courses offered include: Stem Cell Niches of Plants, Principles of Forward Genetics, Comparative Immunity of Plants, Animals, and Bacteria, Cell Biology of Health and Disease, Principles of Immunology, Bacteria-Host-Interactions and others.

Students will

• apply and expand their knowledge on state-of-the-art methodology and research question currently pursued.

• strengthen their ability to independently develop research goals, design experiments and postulate hypothesis.

• expand their portfolio of methods and approaches.