BIOL4890 · Biology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
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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Organization
3.9 / 5
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Challenge
4.6 / 5
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Attendance
4.7 / 5
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Assignments
4.4 / 5
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Weekly effort
~4
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section