週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
2/18 |
00. The development of developmental biology |
Week 2 |
2/25 |
01. Research methods for developmental biology |
Week 3 |
3/04 |
02. Cell-cell communication: inputs for gene regulatory networks |
Week 4 |
3/11 |
03. Fertilization: the beginning of life |
Week 5 |
3/18 |
04. Early development I: in amphibians |
Week 6 |
3/25 |
05. Early development II: fish, birds and mammals |
Week 7 |
4/01 |
06. Ectoderm I: CNS development |
Week 8 |
4/08 |
07. Ectoderm II: neural crest and axonal specification |
Week 9 |
4/15 |
Exam 1 |
Week 10 |
4/22 |
08. Mesoderm I: paraxial mesoderm and primaxial organization |
Week 11 |
4/29 |
09. Mesoderm II: lateral plate mesoderm and the circulatory system |
Week 12 |
5/06 |
10. Intermediate mesoderm and endoderm: urinary, respiratory and GI tracts |
Week 13 |
5/13 |
11. Development of tetrapod limb |
Week 14 |
5/20 |
12. Gonadal development I: germ cells |
Week 15 |
5/27 |
13. Gonadal development II: sex determination |
Week 16 |
6/03 |
Dragon Boat Festival (Term paper due) |
Week 17 |
6/10 |
Exam 2 (may partially overlap with the previous exam) |