BMED 817 - Mammalian Embryonic Development Winter 2022 3 units Instructors Ron Easteal Overview of mammalian development, emphasizing the cellular and molecular mechanisms that direct embryogenesis. The first 2/3 of the course consists of lectures on gastrulation, neurulation, establishment of the body axes, differentiation, sex determination, limb development, and organogenesis. The last 1/3 of the course involves student seminar presentations and group discussions of current topics in developmental biology and teratology. Offered jointly with ANAT 417 Prerequisites ANAT 416/ANAT 816, or BMED 816, or permission of the Department Exclusions ANAT 817 Method of Delivery Students submit a major essay and give a seminar from a selected list of topics. Three hours of lectures/seminars per week.