Our master courses cover a wide range of global and molecular approaches ranging from fluorescence microscopy, genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, bacterial genetics and biochemistry to investigate bacterial phylogeny, taxonomy and mechanisms of gene expression.

Specific teaching highlights of the Antelmann group are the diversity of molecular mechanisms of gene regulation as well as pathogenicity and protein secretion mechanisms in model bacteria. There is a strong emphasis on empirical laboratory experiments and skill building in the subjects of the courses. The Remus-Emsermann group’s flagship course allows students to perform whole genome sequencing and subsequent characterizing of novel bacteria using bioinformatics and classical self-driven wet-lab experiments.