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44702-01 - Main lecture with practical course: Physics of Life I (4 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers |
Sebastian Hiller (sebastian.hiller@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Richard Neher (richard.neher@unibas.ch) |
| Content | - Classical Thermodynamics - Statistical Thermodynamics - Applications to Biomolecules - Ligand Binding and Protein Interactions - Reaction Kinetics - Biophysics of Proteins and Folding - Enzymes and their Mechanisms - The Relevant Scales: Sizes, Energies, Concentrations - Random Walks and Diffusion - Introduction to Polymer Physics - Chromatin Organization - Models of Gene Regulation - Membrane-less Organelles and Liquid-Liquid Phase Transitions - Discrimination and Fidelity |
| Bibliography | part 1: Gordon Hammes, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Physical Chemistry for the Biological Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, second edition ISBN 978-1-118-85900-1 part 2: Physical Biology of the Cell, Phillips et al, ISBN: 9780815344506 |
| Weblink | https://adam.unibas.ch |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 18.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 19.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 22.09.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 25.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 01.005 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 29.09.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 02.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 01.005 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 03.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 06.10.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 09.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 01.005 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 13.10.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 16.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Friday 17.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Monday 20.10.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 23.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 24.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 27.10.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 30.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 03.11.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 06.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 07.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 10.11.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 13.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 14.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 17.11.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 20.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 24.11.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 27.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 28.11.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Monday 01.12.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 04.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 05.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 08.12.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 11.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 12.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Monday 15.12.2025 | 09.00-10.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 18.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.073 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.090 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 19.12.2025 | 11.00-12.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Physics (Bachelor's Studies: Physics) Modul: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences) Modul: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences) Modul: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences) Modul: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences) Modul: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences) Module: Chemical Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Chemistry) Module: Computational Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Computational Sciences (Start of studies before 01.08.2023)) Module: Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Nanosciences) Module: Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Studies: Biology) Module: Physical Chemistry/ Biophysical Chemistry (Bachelor's Studies: Biology (Start of studies before 01.08.2022)) Wahlbereich Grundstudium Bachelor Physik: Empfehlungen (Bachelor's Studies: Physics) |
| Assessment format | exam |
| Assessment details | Written exam after the 3rd semester, 120 minutes. Registration deadline, form, duration, date and further information on the exams will be published on https://philnat.unibas.ch/de/examen. (Provisional exam date see: https://bio.unibas.ch/de/pruefungen/examen/) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: in 'course reg.'; dereg.: Dean of Std. Off. in writing |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Biozentrum |