Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Science
Lecture Code HK330000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 発生生物学B
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ハッセイセイブツガクB
Subject Name in
English
Developmental Biology B
Instructor KIKUCHI YUTAKA,TAKAHASHI HARUKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
キクチ ユタカ,タカハシ ハルコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8:SCI E208
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students
Keywords Stem cells, signal transduction, self-organization, organoids 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Biology
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To understand and acquire advanced knowledge on specialties in biology. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understanding the basic molecular biology 
Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance Takahashi
lesson2 Embryonic stem cells Kikuchi
lesson3 Somatic stem cells Kikuchi
lesson4  Similarities between mammalian development and cancer Kikuchi
lesson5  Cancer detection and testing methods Kikuchi
lesson6  Cancer Drug Discovery 1 (Can cancer be cured with drugs?) Kikuchi
lesson7 Cancer Drug Discovery 2 (Can cancer be cured with drugs?) Kikuchi
lesson8 3D culture technology and developmental biology Takahashi
lesson9  Organoids Takahashi
lesson10 Angiogenesis and vascular network formation Takahashi
lesson11 Developmental biology-based tissue engineering Takahashi
lesson12 Organoids and Disease Models Takahashi
lesson13 Understanding developmental biology through bioinformation Takahashi
lesson14 Reading a scientific paper (1) Kikuchi
lesson15 Reading a scientific paper (2) Kikuchi 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Molecular Biology of the Cell 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams
(More Details) PowerPoint presentation 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Reading scientific papers is important. 
Requirements  
Grading Method UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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