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Undergraduate Course: Biology of Regeneration (DEBI10032)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will explore the molecular basis for tissue regeneration. When does regeneration rely on specialised stem cells, and when is it achieved through 'reprogramming" of differentiated functional cells? What do these mechanisms of reprogramming tell us about how the differentiated state is normally stabilised? Is there a trade-off between the stability of organ structure that is required for complex functions and the flexibility that allows for regeneration?
Are there common strategies for regeneration used by both plants and animals, having been discovered independently during the evolution of multicellular organisms? Why is it that mammals can regenerate some organs, for example the liver, very effectively whilst others, such as the spinal cord, do not regenerate at all? And why is it that other animals, such as fish or newts, can regenerate their spinal cord while we cannot?
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 74 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% examination
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Biology of Regeneration2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will gain an appreciation of the molecular basis for tissue regeneration.
  2. Students will critically evaluate scientific papers.
  3. Students will sharpen skills to communicate and discuss complex issues both orally and in writing.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research and enquiry.
Knowledge and understanding of Developmental Biology.
KeywordsDEBIRegStCB
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sally Lowell
Tel: (0131 6)50 5864
Email: Sally.Lowell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Carolyn Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8651
Email: Carolyn.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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