Nsci4100: Development of the Nervous System

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Course Schedule

Place: Mayo 3-100

Time: 10:10-11:00AM

 

class

day / date

lecturer title
reading
1 W
Sept 5
McLoon

course introduction

2 F
Sept 7
McLoon

nervous system 101

notes    lecture

3 M
Sept 10
McLoon

embryology I

notes    lecture

Purves pgs 474-485
4 W
Sept 12
McLoon

embryology II

notes    lecture

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5 F
Sept 14
McLoon

induction

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 1
6 M
Sept 17
Nakagawa

regionalization I

lecture

Sanes ch 2
7 W
Sept 19
Nakagawa

regionalization II

lecture

"
8 F
Sept 21
Nakagawa

current research

lecture

9 M
Sept 24
McLoon

cell division I

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 3
10 W
Sept 26
McLoon

cell division II

notes    lecture

"
11 F
Sept 28
McLoon

cell migration I

notes    lecture

"
12 M
Oct 1
McLoon

cell migration II

notes    lecture

"
13 W
Oct 3
Gammill

current research

14 F
Oct 5

paper discussion I

paper    report form

paper 1
15 M
Oct 8
McLoon

review

16 W
Oct 10

midterm exam I

sample exam exam results

**9-11am, 2-101 Hasselmo Hall**
17 F
Oct 12
McLoon

cell fate I

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 4
18 M
Oct 15
McLoon

cell fate II

notes    lecture

"
19 W
Oct 17
Georgieff

current research

lecture

20 F
Oct 19
Letourneau

cell movement

lecture

Sanes ch 5
21 M
Oct 22
Letourneau

nitrite initiation

lecture

"
22 W
Oct 24
Letourneau

axon guidance I

lecture

"
23 F
Oct 26
Letourneau

axon guidance II

lecture (same notes as lect 22)

"
24 M
Oct 29
McLoon

target selection I

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 6
25 W
Oct 31

paper discussion II

paper    report form

paper 2
26 F
Nov 2
McLoon

target selection II

notes    lecture

paper 2
27 M
Nov 5
McLoon

cell death & trophic factors I

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 7
28 W
Nov 7
McLoon

cell death & trophic factors II

notes    lecture

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29 F
Nov 9
Lanier

current research

lecture

30 M
Nov 12
McLoon

review

31 W
Nov 14

midterm exam II

sample exam exam results

**9-11am, 2-101 Hasselmo Hall**
32 F
Nov 16
McLoon

synapse formation

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 8
33 M
Nov 19
McLoon

refinement of connections I

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 9
34 W
Nov 21
McLoon

refinement of connections II

notes    lecture

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  F
Nov 23

Thanksgiving Holiday

35 M
Nov 26
McLoon

development of behavior

notes    lecture

Sanes ch 10
36 W
Nov 28
McLoon

disorders of development

notes    lecture

37 F
Nov 30
McLoon

adult neurogenesis

notes    lecture

Purves ch 25
38 M
Dec 3
McLoon

reaction to injury & regeneration

notes    lecture

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39 W
Dec 5
McLoon

cell replacement & stem cells

notes    lecture

"
40 F
Dec 7

paper discussion III

paper   report form

paper 3
41 M
Dec 10
McLoon

current research

42 W
Dec 12
McLoon

review & course evaluation

43 Tuesday
Dec 18
8:00-11:30AM

final exam

sample exam exam results

Mayo 3-100