Bi8790 Regulation of development processes

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Marcela Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petra Kolísková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Marcela Buchtová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Marcela Buchtová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( Bi1700 Cell Biology || Bi2080 Histology and organology ) && Bi3030 Animal physiology && ( Bi4010 Essential molecular biology || Bi4020 Molecular biology ) && Bi6140 Embryology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course the students will get an overview of molecular mechanisms in early and late embryonic development and also of biomedical application of the recent knowledge. Education alignment is drawn in the frame of other disciplines, thus contributing to a superior knowledge network for further education and experience in the field of molecular biology.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - explain molecular mechanisms in early and late embryonic development - associate evolutionary and ecological relationships with developmental biology - summarize recent knowledge of developmental biology associated with biomedical applications
Syllabus
  • 1) Experimental models in developmental and experimental biology 2) Molecular methods for studies of embryonal development 3) Principals of molecular signaling during embryogenesis: cell-cell interactions 4) Key signaling pathways in development: SHH, FGF 5) Key signaling pathways in development: WNT, TGF 6) Homeobox genes in embryonal development 7) Role of senescence in development 8) Regulation of cell migration and EMT in embryogenesis 9) Metamorphosis 10) Evolutionary aspects of embryology (EVO-DEVO) 11) Ecological developmental biology 12) Medical applications using stem cells and approaches of experimental embryology 13) New findings in molecular embryology
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MÜLLER, Werner A. Developmental biology. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996, ix, 382. ISBN 0387947183. info
  • WOLPERT, L. Principles of development. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xxiii, 551. ISBN 9780199275366. info
    not specified
  • Advances in evolutionary developmental biology. Edited by J. Todd Streelman. 1 online r. ISBN 9781118707340. info
  • GILBERT, Scott F. Developmental biology. 9th ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2010, xxi, 711. ISBN 9780878935642. info
Teaching methods
Teaching is based on lectures and discussions on questions of developmental biology in small groups or class discussions.
Assessment methods
Written test will be used to evaluate the knowledge obtained in this course. At least 60% of correct answers to 30 test questions are required to pass the exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Na předmět se vztahuje povinnost registrace, bez registrace může být znemožněn zápis předmětu!
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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