Advanced Animal Development Course BL5220 (TLL, March/April 2011)
This course will cover the following topics in ~20 lectures (1.5-2 hours each).
The lectures will be held in the TLL 5th floor seminar room. Lectures typically start at 10:30 am.
Feb 28, March 2,4
March 7, 9
March 11,14
March 15
March 18
March 21, 22
March 25
March 28
March 30, April 1
April 4
April 6, 8
Drosophila: Patterning and Morphogens
Drosophila: Germline development
Drosophila: Neurogenesis and Neural Stem cells
Development of Ascidians
Zebrafish Development; Axis formation and Gastrulation
C. elegans: Patterning, DevelopmentalTiming
Chick Development
Zebrafish Development; Gastrulation
Neural Induction and Patterning
Axonal Degeneration
Organogenesis: Kidneys
April 11,13
April 15
Hox genes, Segmentation
Regeneration
Assignments and Continuous Assessment (40% of final grade)
Final Examination: April 29, 2011 (60% of final grade)
Course Coordinators: Karuna Sampath (karuna@tll.org.sg) & Toshie Kai (toshie@tll.org.sg)
Admin. Liaison: Rachel (shiufern@tll.org.sg)
Schedule Jan 13, 2011
Marita Buescher, IMCB
Toshie Kai, TLL
Hong Yan/ Feng Wei, Duke/TLL
Hiroki Nishida, Osaka Univ.
Karuna Sampath, TLL
Ann Rougvie, U Minnesota, USA
Claire Canning, IMB
Karuna Sampath, TLL
Christoph Winkler, DBS, NUS
Yu Fengwei, TLL
Iain Drummond MGH, Boston,
USA
Mark Featherstone, NTU
Semil Choksi, IMCB