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Molecular <strong>Wood</strong> Biotechnology<br />

efficient cooperation in developing <strong>and</strong> finding new solutions to problems arising<br />

around the resource wood, <strong>and</strong> to coordinate research <strong>and</strong> development projects<br />

between different partners (http://www.kompetenznetz-holz.de/). In addition,<br />

funding by EFRE for I & M resulted in the spin-off of the Office for online-<br />

Communication “Mut online” by D. Melle <strong>and</strong> S. Thomas<br />

(http://www.mutonline.de/).<br />

Integration within the Faculty of Forest Sciences <strong>and</strong><br />

Forest Ecology<br />

Within the teaching programmes of the Faculty of Forest Sciences <strong>and</strong> Forest<br />

Ecology (Fig. 4) at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, the study topic<br />

“Molecular <strong>Wood</strong> Biotechnology” is integrated in the master <strong>and</strong> the international<br />

PhD programmes “<strong>Wood</strong> Biology <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wood</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>” (master programme:<br />

http://www.forst.uni-goettingen.de/studium/hb/einfuehrung.shtml; PhD programme:<br />

http://www.wood.uni-goettingen.de/phd/). Teaching focuses on general<br />

biotechnology <strong>and</strong>, more specifically, on biotechnology in wood biology <strong>and</strong><br />

wood industry, but also on tasks of biotechnology, microbiology <strong>and</strong> molecular<br />

biology in preserving <strong>and</strong> improving the environment. Research directions in the<br />

field “Molecular <strong>Wood</strong> Biotechnology” <strong>and</strong> major results from own research are<br />

included in teaching to necessity. Master students <strong>and</strong> PhD students are introduced<br />

into the practical sides of biotechnology <strong>and</strong> molecular biology in laboratory<br />

courses on different micro-organisms, DNA, RNA <strong>and</strong> proteins. Practical<br />

knowledge is further mediated in bachelor, master <strong>and</strong> PhD thesis work. In<br />

addition, teaching for bachelor students is performed in forest botany <strong>and</strong> forest<br />

pathology, <strong>and</strong> for master students of all master programmes of the Faculty of<br />

Forest Sciences <strong>and</strong> Forest Ecology (http://www.forst.uni-goettingen.de/<br />

studium/master/einfuehrung.shtml) <strong>and</strong> interested students of other faculties of<br />

the Georg-August-University Göttingen in form of lecturing <strong>and</strong> practical courses<br />

in forest pathology <strong>and</strong> in fungal ecophysiology <strong>and</strong> genetics.<br />

Common teaching courses with other professors of the Faculty of Forest<br />

Sciences <strong>and</strong> Forest Ecology (Prof. Dr. A. Polle: Forest Botany <strong>and</strong> Tree<br />

Physiology; Prof. Dr. R. Finkeldey: Forest Genetics <strong>and</strong> Tree Breeding;<br />

Fig. 4 Logo of the Faculty Forest Sciences <strong>and</strong> Forest Ecology<br />

at the Georg-August-University Göttingen<br />

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