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Welcome to Biology 4750/6750

Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions

Spring 2011

Links to Manuscripts

Week 1 (Intro)
• Review 1
• Review 2

Week 2 (Collagen)
• Review
• Research

Week 3 (Fibronectin)
• Review
• Research

Week 4 (Laminin)
• Review
• Research

Week 5 (Proteoglycans)
• Review
• Research

Week 6 (Matricellular Proteins)
• Review
• Research

Week 7 (ECM Receptors)
• Review
• Research

Week 8 Spring Break

Week 9 (ECM-Cytoskeleon Connections)
• Review
• Research

Week 10 (ECM Signaling)
• Review
• Research

Week 11 (Wound Healing)
• Review
• Research

Week 12 (Artifical ECMs)
• Review
• Research

Week 13 (Cancer)
• Review
• Research

Week 14 (Tissue Engineering)
• Review
• Research

Links to Presentations and Handouts

Week 1

• Course Intro
• Bloom's Verbs List
• LBL 1 (sample)

Week 2 (Collagen)

• Background LBL
• Research LBL

Week 3 (Fibronectin)

• Background LBL
• Research LBL

Week 4 (Laminin)

• Background LBL
• Research LBL

Week 5 (Proteoglycans)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 6 (Matricellular Proteins)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 7 (ECM Receptors)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 8 Spring Break

Week 9 (ECM-CytoskeletonConnetions)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 10 (ECM Signaling)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 11 (Wound Healing)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 12 (Artificial ECMs)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 13 (Cancer)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Week 14 (Tissue Engineering)

• Background LBL
• Background Handout
• Research LBL
• Research Handout

Announcements

• Group assignments are listed here. Use the provided URL to search for the email addresses of your group members, and get in touch with them as soon as possible.

Useful Links

• Course syllabus
• Dr. Plopper's Guide to Reading a Research Article
• 2009 student course evaluation comments (complete)
• Dr. Plopper's page on Rate My Professors.com
• Bloom's Taxonomy, explained. For sample questions, start here and search the web to find more. This site gives you an idea of how appropriate learning outcomes and test questions are generated.