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BIOS E-55 Syllabus Spring 2016

 

Lecture Time: Tuesdays 7:40 - 9:40pm in Sever 203

Discussion Section: Tuesdays 6:15 - 7:15pm in TBA

Developmental biology studies the mechanisms involved in growth and development of complex organisms. In many ways the basic understandings of developmental biology provide an invaluable foundation for other aspects of biology as well as medicine, especially as many health issues can be related back to early developmental defects during embryogenesis. This course aims to provide a broad, comprehensive look at embryology with special emphasis on vertebrate models, focusing on both classical experiments and modern molecular and genetic techniques. We explore how the body axes are established. We ask how organs are formed. How does the brain develop? What is sex determination? What role do embryonic and adult stem cells play during development?


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