Developmental and Stem Cell Systems I

SAME AS G16.2610.

OPEN TO PhD BIOLOGY STUDENTS ONLY. Same as BMSC-GA 2610.

Explores fundamental questions, concepts, and methodologies of modern inquiry into the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of development through lectures, readings in the primary literature, and laboratory work. Topics include embryonic axis determination, region-specific gene expression, cell specification through cell-cell interaction, gastrulation, and organogenesis.