BIOL4890 · Biology

Investigations in Cellular Re-Programming

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Timothy Connolly

Senior Research Associate, Biology Department

5 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.0
Course: 3.7

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Timothy Connolly

Senior Research Associate, Biology Department

5 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.0
Course: 3.7

About this course

Satisfies the advanced experience requirement for the Biology major. Induced pluripotent stem cells, IPSCs, are cells that can be generated from adult cells such as skin fibroblasts. Once generated, iPSCs can be directed to differentiate into any cell and offer exciting models for disease research. This laboratory course will teach students the techniques used to reprogram adult murine fibroblasts into pluripotent stem cells and their subsequent differentiation into cardiac and neuronal lineages. Resulting cell lines will be characterized using molecular and cell biology techniques and students will work to create novel cellular disease models to progress particular disease research.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 3.93 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.62 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.70 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.42 / 5

Weekly effort: ~4 hours

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Evaluation history 5 terms

All available terms for BIOL4890. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Fall 2024	1	4.7	5.0
Fall 2023	1	3.4	3.4
Fall 2022	1	3.6	4.2
Fall 2021	1	4.2	4.0
Fall 2020	1	2.8	3.2