198

Supervised Study

(1.0 - 8.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor

Restrictions:None Activities: Project

Library research and directed reading under supervision of a DSCB faculty member with the approval of the DSCB Program Director. (DSCB PROG)

215

Laboratory Rotation

(3.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions:For graduate students enrolled in the DSCB Program. Activities: Laboratory, Project

Research experience in the laboratory of DSCB faculty members. Rotations will be six weeks each (two in one term and one in another). Students can select the laboratory of any faculty member within the DSCB Graduate Program. (DSCB PROG)

216

Journal Club

(1.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):J. Rock Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions:None. Activities: Seminar

Participation in the Developmental Biology Journal Club and Stem Cell Biology Journal Club, which cover current research publications in developmental and stem cell biology. Each student must contribute regularly and present a research paper on at least one occasion per quarter. Presentations will be evaluated by fellow students, postdocs, and faculty. Course culminates with an annual student-run Symposium. (DSCB PROG)

217

Seminar Series

(1.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):B. Black Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions:None. Activities: Seminar

Seminar series covering research in developmental and stem cell biology. Each student must participate regularly and presentations will be critically reviewed by students in group discussions under supervision by faculty or guest lecturers. (DSCB PROG)

250

Research

(1.0 - 8.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed prior laboratory rotations.

Restrictions:None. Activities: Laboratory

Dissertation research in a Developmental & Stem Cell Biology (DSCB) laboratory. (DSCB PROG)

257

Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

(4.0 units)

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Fall

Instructor(s):E. Passegue Prerequisite(s): BIOMED SCI 260 Concurrently enrolled in BIOMED SCI 255

Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture, Seminar, Project

Conveys fundamental principles in developmental and stem cell biology applied to the study of selected lineages, tissues, and organ systems. Experimental approaches, including the use of animal models and cell lines, will be considered. Critical thinking and scientific communication skills will be developed through regular writing assignments, by designing a research proposal, and by engaging in peer review exercises. (DSCB PROG)

270

Special Topics in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

(3.0 units)

Spring

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): None. Completion of first-year curriculum in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology or other experimental biology graduate programs is helpful but not essential.

Restrictions:Biomedical Sciences graduate students and other graduate and professional students with interests in DSCB. Permission from instructor required. Activities: Lecture, Conference

Course offerings will focus on literature of a current important area of Development & Stem Cell biology research. Students will be expected to read assigned papers critically before class and to present and discuss papers in class. Students will also be expected to write and/or present a brief research proposal based upon their reading. (DSCB PROG)

299

Dissertation

(0.0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy for the PhD.

Restrictions:None.

For graduate students engaged in writing their dissertation for the PhD degree. (DSCB PROG)