Undergraduate Course: Cellular Mechanisms in Development (DEBI10020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 1. Coping with Complexity: viewing life as a 'complex system', and why this is helpful. Self-assembly versus self-organization. Overview of developmental cell biology and of the rest of the module. 2. Gene expression: regulation, contingency and computation. 3. Genetic networks; spontaneous organization and emergence of high-level functions from connection of simple genes. Redundancy, robustness and graceful failure. 4. Connecting genetic networks to the rest of the body: signal sensing and cytoplasmic computation. 5. Controlling proliferation of cells and growth of tissues 6. Programmed cell death, the trophic theory 7. Adaptive self-organization as a key property of developing animals. 8. Cell movement: mechanisms and internal regulation 9. Navigation by cells: maps, mechanisms and the cell's internal 'compass'. 10. Embryonic origami: the bending and branching of epithelia. 11. Integration of development between different cells, tissues and organs 12. Revision and clinical perspective: cancer as mis-regulated development. Problem sessions; Computer sessions |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Notepads |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
76 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam, week 12, Semester 1 |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Cellular Mechanisms in Development | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DEBICellMechs |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jamie Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2999
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Course secretary | Mrs Carolyn Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8651
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