Schedule and recommended reading

Friday October 25
Introduction to Animal Developmental Biology .

Monday October 28
History and Basic Concepts Chapter 1 pg.1-34

Wednesday October 30
Genes and Development
Handouts

Friday November 1
Genes and Development
Imprinting Chapter 9 pg. 339-342 Handouts
Stem Cells, Chapter 10 pg.375-406

Monday November 4
Reproductive and therapeutic cloning Chapter 10 pg. 395-402

Wednesday November 6
Gene therapy trial: SCIDs Handouts


Friday November 8
Fertilization and Sex Chapter 9 pg 329-348


Monday November 11
Cell Adhesion and Cleavage Chapter 8 pg.289-302
Gastrulation (Invertebrate) Chapter 8 pg. 302-309

Wednesday November 13
Gastrulation (Vertebrate) Chapter 8 pg. 309-316

Friday November 15
MIDTERM EXAM 1 (Exam Key 2013)


Monday November 18
Pattern Formation: Hydra, reaction diffusion models, and gene regulation
Chapter 14 pg. 548-552; Chapter 11 pg 431-432

Wednesday November 20
Axis Specification in Drosophila: Maternal Genes
Anterior-Posterior patterning Chapter 2 pg.35-66 Handouts


Friday November 22
Axis Specification in Drosophila: Maternal Genes (cont.)

Monday November 25
Axis Specification in Drosophila: Zygotic Genes Ch 2 pg. 66-86 Handouts

Wednesday December 4
C.elegans as a model system Ch. 6 pg. 215-231 Handouts
RNAi, microRNAs and development Ch 6 pg. 220, 228 Handouts

Friday December 6
Limb Development: pt 1 Chapter 11 pg. 411-435 Handouts

Monday December 9
Limb Development: pt 2 Chapter 11 pg. 411-435 Handouts

Wednesday December 11
Nervous system development: Chapter 12 pg. 468-500 Handouts

Friday December 13
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam 2 2013

You Should Receive you tentative class grade by Noon Monday Dec. 16. I will email to your University listed email address. If you do not received your grade please email me.

FINAL EXAM  			      		     		                  

Friday, December 20, 2013 10:30 am - 12:30 pm