Biology and Engineering of the Extracellular Matrix

 

Spring 2007 Class Schedule

 

Note:  This schedule is subject to change, depending on how fast material is covered, the availability of guest lecturers, etc. 

 

Week

Lecture Date

Topic

Lecturer

Comments

1

Jan   16

Course overview and introduction to concept mapping

Plopper

 

         19

Cell Structure and Function

Stegemann

 

2

         23

Cell Structure and Function

Stegemann

 

         26

Tissue Structure

Stegemann

 

3

Jan    30

Molecular Biology

Plopper

 

Feb     2

EXAM #1, LBL example

Plopper

10% of final grade

 

4

           6

Collagens

Plopper

 

           9

LBL 1

 

 

5

         13

Elastin, Fibronectin, etc,

Plopper

 

         16

LBL 2

 

 

6

         20

No Class

 

Monday schedule

         23

Cell-Matrix Interactions

Plopper

 

7

Feb   27

ECM Signaling

Plopper

 

Mar     2

LBL 3

 

 

 

        6-9

SPRING BREAK

 

 

8

13

Review Session

Plopper

 

16

EXAM #2

 

15% of final grade

 

9

         20

Mechanics of the ECM

Stegemann

 

         22

LBL 4

 

 

10

         27

ECM Pathology

Plopper

 

Mar   30

LBL 5

 

 

11

Apr     3

Tissue Engineering

Stegemann

 

           6

LBL 6

 

 

12

         10

Nanobiotechnology

Plopper

 

         13

LBL 7

Plopper

Research Paper Due (10% of final grade)

13

         17

Recent Advances in ECM Research

Plopper

 

         20

LBL 8

 

 

14

         24

IN CLASS PAPER DISCUSSION

Plopper

 

         27

IN CLASS PAPER DISCUSSION

Plopper

 

 

15

May    1

EXAM #3

Plopper

20% of final grade

LBL = Literature-Based Learning session