Undergraduate Course: Developmental Mechanisms (PYBM10022)
Course Outline
School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | The aim of this course is to discuss mechanisms underlying thedevelopment of complex multicellular organisms. We will examine the relative influence of genetic and environmental cues in regulating development, with particular emphasis on development of the mammalian ovary and central nervous system. Topics that will be covered in detail include: ovarian development, transcriptionalregulation of development, intercellular signalling, cell proliferation and cancer and axon guidance. The use of modern molecular biological techniques, genetics and embryological manipulations will be discussed in the context of the analysis of developmental mechanisms. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Photocopying papers, overheads. |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
Course Leaders:Dr Norah Spears |
Keywords | PHYSDevmechs |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Mike Ludwig
Tel: (0131 6)50 3275
Email: Mike.Ludwig@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Patricia Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 3161
Email: Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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