Developmental Biology
Lecturer: Bo-Kai Liao (廖柏凱)
Email: liaobk@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Phone: 02-24622192 ＃ 5242
Course ID: M330134B
Credits: 3
Course Prerequisites: Biology
Course Description and Goals:
Embryonic development is an important fundamental to reach complete aquaculture, and is highly related other disciplines, like congenital disorder, epigenetics, transgenesis, cell biology, etc. This course is aimed to provide basic knowledge of developmental biology to undergraduate students and lead to be aware of latest biotechniques in the field. Discussion on the comparative developmental biology in molecular and cellular mechanisms is the focus during this course. In addition to lecture, practical experiments are included. The design of the experimental workflow is systematic operations from DNA modification to cell/tissue levels then to organism inspection by working with fish embryos.
1. Concepts and history of developmental biology
2. Emerging of asymmetry
3. Comparative developmental biology and evolution
4. Biotechnology in developmental biology
Schedule Type: Lecture, Discussion
Course Schedule (subject to change):
Week 1: History and basic concepts
Week 2: Model systems
Week 3: Fertilization and the zygote
Week 4: Cleavage and morula
Week 5: Signal transduction in development
Week 6: Formation of the blastula
Week 7: Symmetric breaking
Week 8: Formation of the axes and germ layers
Week 9: Formation of the gastrula
Week 10: Formation of the early nervous system
Week 11: Early formation of the heart and other primitive structures
Week 12: Segmentation and biological timing
Week 13: Organogenesis Week
14: Epigenetics during early development
Week 15: Regeneration and development
Week 16: Evolution and development
Week 17: Final exam
Week 18: Reports and discussion