Courses
CDB 681 Organogenesis of Complex Tissues
Syllabus Available Soon
FALL, 2009
8:30 - 10:00 AM, Tuesdays & Thursdays (Beginning on Tuesday, September 8)
Course Director & Stem Cell Module Coordinator: Deborah L. Gumucio, Ph.D.
Pancreas Module Coordinator: Marina Pasca Di Magliano, Ph.D.
For Fall 2009, the course will be structured as a single 3-credit course. The course will cover multiple aspects of organogenesis, including: morphological and molecular events underlying organ formation; quantitative aspects of gradient formation, tissue modeling and cell behavior; 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.
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".