Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 63690001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 両生類から見た生命システム
Subject Name
(Katakana)
リヨウセイルイカラミタセイメイシステム
Subject Name in
English
The life science of amphibians
Instructor OGINO HAJIME,IGAWA TAKESHI,SUZUKI MAKOTO,OKAMOTO KAZUKO,HAYASHI TOSHINORI,HANADA HIDEKI,TAZAWA ICHIRO,SUZUKI ATSUSHI,NAKAJIMA KEISUKE
Instructor
(Katakana)
オギノ ハジメ,イガワ タケシ,スズキ マコト,オカモト カズコ,ハヤシ トシノリ,ハナダ ヒデキ,タザワ イチロウ,スズキ アツシ,ナカジマ ケイスケ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon5-8:IAS K108
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture using a white board and powerpoint 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students
Keywords frog, newt, metamorphosis, evolution, regeneration, early development, model animal, genome and epigenome, environmental adaptation 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Natural Sciences) Category:Biology 
Expected Outcome1. Understand the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. Understand historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multiple perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Learning basic knowledge on life science by studying morphology, ecology, physiology, genetics, and developmental biology of frogs and newts. 
Class Schedule lesson1  Comparison of amphibians with the other vertebrates 1 (Hajime Ogino)
lesson2  Comparison of amphibians with the other vertebrates 2 (Hajime Ogino)
lesson3  Evolution and environmental adaptation 1 (Takeshi Igawa)
lesson4  Evolution and environmental adaptation 2 (Takeshi Igawa)
lesson5  Cell movements in amphibian development (Makoto Suzuki)
lesson6  Disease studies in amphibians (Makoto Suzuki)
lesson7  Metamorphosis and evolution of amphibians 1 (Ichiro Tazawa)
lesson8  Metamorphosis and evolution of amphibians 2 (Ichiro Tazawa)
lesson9  Genome editing in amphibians (Keisuke Nakajima)
lesson10 Roles for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in anuran tadpole tail resorption during metamorphosis (Hideki Hanada)
lesson11 Development and regeneration of newts 1 (Toshinori Hayashi)
lesson12 Development and regeneration of newts 2 (Toshinori Hayashi)
lesson13 Early development 1: genome and cell differentiation from stem cells (Atsushi Suzuki)
lesson14 Early development 2: mesoderm/neural inducers and its application to regenerative medicine (Atsushi Suzuki)
lesson15 Metabolic control in newt regeneration (Kazuko Okamoto)

Student's achievement will be evaluated by a small examination or a report task at each lesson.
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbook is required 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handouts and powerpoint presentation 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review the lesson using your notes and handouts. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Student's achievement will be evaluated by the sum of small examination and/or report scores. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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