NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 幹細胞導論(7721)
(Eng.) Introduction to Stem Cells and Biomedical Sciences
Offering Dept Executive Master Program in Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher CHENG, HSU-CHEN
Department Executive Master Program in Life Sciences / (W)Graduate Language Chinese 英文/EMI Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description To introduce the basic concept of stem cell biology to students
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. 培養學生對幹細胞醫學與目前幹細胞應用的認識
Discussion
Lecturing
Oral Presentation
Written Presentation
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Developmental Biology and stem cell biology
Week 2 New hope for female infertility: Adult ovary stem cell
Week 3 教師節,自主學習週

Week 4 你的孩子不是你的孩子 (germline stem cell migration)
Week 5 Sex determination in mammals & sex selection of progeny
Week 6 Animal model for stem cell research
Week 7 Single cell sequencing in stem cell biology
Week 8 Digestive system stem cells (Intestine)
Week 9 永續動物產業研討會
Week 10 Beauty is only skin deep (Hair & skin stem cells)
Week 11 Digestive system stem cells (Kidney)
Week 12 Digestive system stem cells (pancreas)
Week 13 Rejuvenation fountain ( aging)
Week 14 Getting unlimited stem cells
Week 15 iPS cells & stem cell therapy
Week 16 Genetic engineering
Week 17 期末討論
Week 18 自主學習週
Evaluation
50% Class discussion
50% Written report
Textbook & other References
Gilbert , S. F., Tyler, A. and Zackin, E. 2005. Bioethics and the New Embryology. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA
Gilbert, S. F. and Pinto-Correia, C. 2017. Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology. Columbia University Press, NY.
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