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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Bio-Medical Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
avihu klar
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Joel Yisraeli,
Prof Avihu Klar,
Prof Abraham Fainsod,
Prof Zeev Paroush,
Prof Chaya Kalcheim,
Dr. Abed Mansour
Course/Module description:
The processes and biological principles in embryonic development of invertebrates and vertebrates. Fertilization, body axes, gastrulation, tissue organization, patterning, development of the nervous system and the stem cell concept. The course includes lectures and workshops. In the workshop the students and the teachers discuss papers.
Course/Module aims:
To provide students with tools for understanding the biological mechanisms that occur during embryonic development, and how these mechanisms are reprocessed in adults in health and disease. The workshops give students critical thinking about biological processes.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To understand basic biological processes in the embryo and the mature organism. Developing critical thinking.
Attendance requirements(%):
Mandatory attendance in workshops
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures.
6 workshops. The workshops are conducted in small groups of 10-12 students.
Course/Module Content:
fertilization
Bi-layered embryo
Gastrulation and the formation of three-layered embryo
Mesoderm development
Axis formation in the embryo
Segmentation in invertebrates and vertebrates
The development of the Nervous system in Drosophila
The development of the central and peripheral nervous system in vertebrates
Stem cells
Required Reading:
Gilbert - Developmental Biology
Additional Reading Material:
Six articles available on the website of the course
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 90 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 10 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Each workshop will include a short quiz on the article
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