IC DevBio
Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology
(BIOL 34500)
Course Credit: 4-credits, Lecture/Lab
Instructor: Ian Woods, iwoods@ithaca.edu, or any time on Slack
Meeting Times: Class - Tues/Thurs 10:50-12:05; Lab - Weds 1-3:50
Description:
The course covers the major unifying features of vertebrate and invertebrate embryonic development and focuses on the molecules that control these processes. Topics include regulation of gene expression, cell fate determination, fertilization, embryonic pattern formation, cell signaling, stem cells, and the relationships between development and disease. A significant part of the course will be devoted to analysis and discussion of current primary literature.