Developmental Biology
ANHB 3308
Summer Session, Level
3, 12 point unit
Professor Miranda Grounds
School of Anatomy & Human Biology, UWA
Dr Anke van Eekelen
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Subiaco, WA
Why are there five fingers on our
hand?
Venue:
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
The University of Western Australia
Date: January 10th - February 16th, 2007
One
day conference (Friday 2 February 2007)
Final
Program
Course
Outline:
Pattern formation, organ and tissue formation during
embryonal development are the central topics to be discussed in
this high impact course. How does the early embryo form? What signals
and molecular mechanisms define the formation of germ layers, the
positioning of cells within the organism and the differentiation
of cells. One of the big questions to be answered is: Why do we
have five fingers on our hand, and not six?
The topics will be presented by
lectures. In depth analysis of defined research questions will be
performed by the students in tutorials and in lab classes. Model
organisms that will be studied include Drosophila, chick and mouse.
Up-to-date methods will be used to analyse Drosophila wild type
and mutant embryos, pattern formation in the chicken embryo, formation
of limbs, muscle, blood vessels. What can we learn from knockout
mice and transgenic animals?
Lectures: 6 weeks of lectures (54 hrs) tutorials
(28hrs) and practicals (65hrs), making
a total of 147 contact hours. There
is also an intensive one-day conference.
A selection of Developmental Biology
Texts may be found under "Closed Reserve" in the Biological
Science Library or in Room 204 (top floor) of the School of Anatomy
& Human Biology. PDF
of available texts. A list of terminology that students MUST be
familiar with prior to the course commencing is available.
Prerequisites: A background
in cell and molecular biology at the 3 year level is assumed. Students
should have completed at least one (or the equivalent) of: Cell and
Tissue Organisation ANHB3313; Mammalian Cell Biology PHYL3300; Molecular
Biology SCIE3325; Medical Genetics GENE3320.
Additional prescribed
reading will be required for students with no more than: Biological
Anthropology ANHB3311; Advanced Neuroscience NEUR3325; Human Reproduction
ANHB3316; Human Functional Morphology ANHB3304; Comparative Neurobiology
ANIM3320.
An "Expression
of Interest" form is available here,
or from the School office, for students considering enrolling in
this unit as part of their degree, but are unable to do so until
the November/December of their third academic year.
For further
information
contact:
Dr Anke van Eekelen
Email: ankev@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Tel: 9489 7886
Unit
Co-ordinator: Professor Miranda Grounds,
(PhD),
School of Anatomy & Human Biology,
The University of Western Australia,
Crawley, Western Australia, 6009
Phone: (618) 9380 3486
Fax: (618) 9380 1051
Email: mgrounds@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Website: http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/personalpages/grounds/
Updated: 1200 25/01/07 |
