CDB 680: Organogenesis of Complex Tissues

8:30-10:00 AM, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Fall 2008

Course information for Fall, 2008 will be available in June, 2008

Course objectives are: a) to provide students with a current, in-depth, multidisciplinary view of the processes of organogenesis; b) to highlight target areas of future research; c) to read and discuss significant papers in the field; and d) to practice the design and preparation of a research grant by writing a “miniproposal”.

The course will cover multiple aspects of organogenesis, including: morphological and molecular events underlying organ formation; in vitro and in vivo experimental systems; parallel pathways for organ formation in various model organisms; adult organ structure and pathology; organ regeneration/repair; stem cell systems; cell and tissue engineering; and carcinogenesis.

For more information contact the Center for Organogenesis at 936-2499 or rpintar@umich.edu or sbarolo@umich.edu.