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.
|
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