Postgraduate Course: Fundamental Biology of Stem Cells (GMED11106)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will describe stem cells, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells as well as lineage restricted adult stem cells and how embryonic development gives rise to the range of cells, tissues and organs of the body. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Students will :
- understand the contribution that animal models have made to the study of development, and how they continue to give insights into human development.
- gain an understanding of the different types of stem cells and of the concept of potency with respect to stem cells.
- understand how ¿stemness¿ is maintained at the level of the organisation and activity of the genome as well as the transcriptome and proteome.
- Understand how normal development operates to produce the cells, tissues and organs of the body
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Stem cells,development |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Travers
Tel: (0131) 242 9458
Email: paul.travers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kelly Douglas
Tel: (0131 6)51 9515
Email: Kelly.Douglas@ed.ac.uk |
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