TA's: Sarah Altshuler, Kristen Garcia, Betsy Head
Accompanying lab course: .. MCDB 4630
Email . Jennifer Knight, Kevin Jones ....
Classes: Education 220 T, TH 12:30-1:45
Class Related Material
| 8/27 Lecture 1 - Introduction; cell fate; differential gene expression | Figures |
| 8/29 Lecture 2 - Cell signaling | Figures |
| 9/3 Lecture 3 - Fertilization and Cleavage | Figures |
| 9/5 Lecture 4 - Gastrulation | Figures |
| Problem Set 1 | Due 9/17 answers |
| GROUP ASSIGNMENTS | |
| 9/10 Lecture 5 - Primary induction | Figures |
| 9/12 Lecture 6 - Induction, continued | Figures |
| 9/17 Lecture 7 - Establishment of Axes: A-P, D-V, L-R | Figures PROBLEM SET 1 DUE TODAY |
| 9/19 Discussion 1 - Gurdon et al. (1999) paper - | Written questions . Group assignments |
| 9/24 Lecture 8 - Neurulation and Neural crest | Figures |
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9/26 Exam 1
Review Questions
Sample Questions |
answers
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| 10/1 Lecture 9 -- Somite development |
Figures
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| 10/3 Lecture 10 - Muscle and Bone | Figures |
| 10/8 Lecture 11 - Heart and kidney developmen t | Figures |
| 10/10 No lecture: Fall break |
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10/15 Lecture 12
- Development
of the cerebral cortex and eye
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Figures
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| 10/17 Discussion 2 - Yokouchi et al. 1999 | Written questions . Group assignments |
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Problem Set 2
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Due 10/24
answers
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| 10/22 Lecture 13 - Axon pathfinding | Figures ................. |
| 10/24 Lecture 14 - Synapse Formation and Plasticity (Jones) | Figures PROBLEM SET 2 DUE TODAY |
| 10/29 Lecture 15 - Programmed Cell Death (Jones) | Figures |
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10/31 Exam 2
Review Questions
review qs from Kevin |
answers
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| 11/5 Lecture 16 - Transgenic mice and applications (Jones) | Figures |
| 11/7 Lecture 17 - Limb development | Figures |
| 11/12 Lecture 18 - Topics in limb development: Dr. Brian Parr | Figures |
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11/14 Discussion 3
- there are TWO short papers Sun et al. 2002 Dudley et al. 2002 |
Written questions ........ Group assignments |
| Problem Set 3 | Due 11/26 answers |
| 11/19 Lecture 19 - Primary and Secondary Sex Determination | Figures |
| 11/21 Lecture 20 - Dosage compensation, Imprinting and Cloning |
Figures
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| 11/26 Lecture 21 - Lessons from invertebrates | Figures PROBLEM SET 3 DUE TODAY |
| 11/28 No lecture: Thanksgiving | ....... |
| 12/3 Lecture 22 - Developmental mechanisms of evolution | Figures |
| 12/5 Exam 3 |
Review questions
exam 3 answers |
| 12/10 Discussion 4 |
Written questions
Group Assignments
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12/12 Review for final
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Review questions
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| Cummulative Final : Friday 12/13 1:30-4 pm. |