Aims: To provide an advanced course in developmental biology that will communicate the excitement of recent research advances.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this course the student should be able to:
* explain the basic principles underlying invertebrate development and organogenesis in higher organisms
* relate the mechanisms of development to cellular and molecular events
* describe and explain the applications and implications of research in developmental biology to human developmental defects.
Skills:
Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F/A.
Content:
This course builds on year 2 material to give a comprehensive grounding in developmental biology. The vertebrate development lectures will cover HOX genes, somatogenesis, myogenesis, neural development, epithelial-mesenchymal interaction, limb development and regeneration, and developmental defects. This is part taught course and part self study involving critical evaluation of papers.
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