EBIO 1210 General Biology:
The basics of cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, and development for freshmen and sophomores
EBIO/MCDB 440/5440: Fall
How did the first land vertebrates get their legs? How did the bat get its wings? How did the turtle get its shell? How did we humans get our big brains? These kinds of questions are at the heart of the new field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo). Evo Devo seeks to understand how new groups and new structures arise by understanding how the process of development has evolved in different lineages. This course will introduce undergraduates and graduate students to some of the most exciting and recent research in Evo-Devo and the kinds of reasoning needed to critically approach Evo-Devo questions Required lab exposes students to core methods in Development and Evo-Devo, including in situ hybridization, vital dye labeling, CRISPR/Cas9 gene knowkdown, Tol2-mediated transgenesis, and cis regulatory DNA analysis.
EBIO 6300: Spring and Fall
This graduate seminar in Evolutionary and Ecological Development Biology is structured as journal club. One paper from the last year is covered in depth each week by participants. Come tired and confused, leave caffeinated and feeling much, much smarter! Undergraduates welcome with permission.
The basics of cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, and development for freshmen and sophomores
EBIO/MCDB 440/5440: Fall
How did the first land vertebrates get their legs? How did the bat get its wings? How did the turtle get its shell? How did we humans get our big brains? These kinds of questions are at the heart of the new field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo). Evo Devo seeks to understand how new groups and new structures arise by understanding how the process of development has evolved in different lineages. This course will introduce undergraduates and graduate students to some of the most exciting and recent research in Evo-Devo and the kinds of reasoning needed to critically approach Evo-Devo questions Required lab exposes students to core methods in Development and Evo-Devo, including in situ hybridization, vital dye labeling, CRISPR/Cas9 gene knowkdown, Tol2-mediated transgenesis, and cis regulatory DNA analysis.
EBIO 6300: Spring and Fall
This graduate seminar in Evolutionary and Ecological Development Biology is structured as journal club. One paper from the last year is covered in depth each week by participants. Come tired and confused, leave caffeinated and feeling much, much smarter! Undergraduates welcome with permission.