Vertebrate Developmental Biology (MCDB 4620)

Fall 2002

Professors:  Dr. Jennifer Knight and  Dr. Kevin Jones

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



... Important additional information about the class

                                                                      Syllabus

                    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
9/26 Exam 1     Review Questions
                        Sample Questions
answers

10/1 Lecture 9 --  Somite development     Figures
10/3 Lecture 10 -  Muscle and Bone Figures

10/8 Lecture 11Heart and kidney developmen Figures
10/10 No lecture:  Fall break

10/15 Lecture 12 - Development of the cerebral cortex and eye
Figures
10/17 Discussion 2   -  Yokouchi et al. 1999 Written questions .    Group assignments 
Problem Set 2            
Due 10/24   answers

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
10/31 Exam  2         Review Questions
review qs from Kevin
answers

11/5 Lecture 16Transgenic mice and applications (Jones) Figures
11/7 Lecture 17 -  Limb development Figures

11/12 Lecture 18 -  Topics in limb development: Dr. Brian Parr Figures
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

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
12/12 Review for final                    
Review questions

 
Cummulative Final : Friday 12/13 1:30-4 pm.
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Jennifer Knight, 2002