CELL 6131-41 Embryology Lab, Spring 2014
Friday 1–1:50 PM, Richardson 104
Instructor: Dr. Manjong Han, 4011 Stern Hall, 865-5582, mhan@tulane.edu
Office hour: By appointment
Course Description: Master students who take CELL 6130 Embryology will also research and give a
PowerPoint lecture on a specific birth defect in human development.
Topics must be focused on the human embryological malformation. Presentations may include
background (history), causes (genetic or environmental), symptoms, epidemiology, possible treatment,
and prognosis.
Presentation format: 20 minute presentation and 10 minute discussion. In addition, each student will
prepare 6 exam questions (with answers) that can be reasonably answered based on the content of the
presentation. Selected questions will be included the final lecture exam.
The lectures will be presented during the last 8 class meetings (February 14th to April 11th). Students
will be assigned date for their presentation according to the alphabetical order of last names.
Please send topic, abstract, and bibliography (no more than 1 page) by January 31st via email to Dr.
Han. Final version of PowerPoint files and exam questions must be turned in to Dr. Han 1 week
before the presentation date.
Grading: Presentation is worth 100 points
50 pts: Presentation – organization, topic/approach, knowledge demonstrated, quality of images
(graphics) and data, and delivery – assessed by all audiences
30 pts: 6 questions about your presentation suitable for inclusion into the final exam, answers
included
20 pts: attendance, punctuality, and class participation
Presentation Schedule:
1/17
Introduction & Overview
1/24, 1/ 31, 2/7
No Class Meeting
1/31
Deadline for topic, abstract, and bibliography
2/14
Presentation 1
2/21
Presentation 2
2/28
Presentation 3
3/7
Spring Break ( No Class)
3/14
Presentation 4
3/21
Presentation 5
3/28
Presentation 6
4/4
Presentation 7
4/11
Presentation 8
Possible topics:
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome
Patau syndrome
Pallister-Hall Syndrome
Edwards syndrome
Nail Patella Syndrome
Down syndrome
Holt-Oram Syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
Hand-Foot-Genital Syndrome
Jacobs syndrome
Treacher-Collins Syndrome
Turner syndrome
Frontonasal Dysplasia
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Angelman Syndrome (Happy Puppet Syndrome)
Anotia or Microtia
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Omphalocele or Gastroschisis
Caudal Dysplasia or Caudal Dysgenesis
Hirschsprung Disease
(Sirenomelia)
Imperforate Anus (Anal Atresia)
Microcephaly
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Hydrocephaly
Cystic Fibrosis
Congenital Heart Defect
Diaphragmatic Hernias
Collodion Baby
Renal Agenesis
Psoriasis
Polycystic Kidney
Complete Androgen Insensitivity
Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome
Hyperdontia
Hermaphroditism
Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Cryptorchidism
Craniosynostosis Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Hypospadias
Amelia