* Describe the processes of carbohydrate biosynthesis, occurrence and diversity in the plant kingdom (including micro- and macro-algae).
* Describe the activities and importance of industries based on plant carbohydrates.Skills* Apply their knowledge to critically assess scientific literature.* Use selected techniques for polysaccharide analysis and glycobiology.* Apply their knowledge to evaluate the outcome of polysaccharide analyses.* Describe how fundamental polysaccharide biology is related to downstream industrial uses.Competences* Work independently and with scientific literature.* Prepare and present written work* Design experiments related to polysaccharide biology and applications
A mixture of orginal research papers and review articles.
Teachers from Section of Glycobiology and guests from other departments.
To sign up for the course, please 1) click on "Enrol" and 2) send an e-mail to course responsible Bodil Jørgensen (boj@plen.ku.dk ). Please also remember to add the course to your PhD plan.
The PhD course is part of the master course: Advanced Carbohydrate Technologies.
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