This schedule is still under construction. Part of this is from last year and will change, however, the general selection of topics covered will stay similar.
974-9201, nebenfuehr(at)utk.edu, Hesler Biology 240, office hours: by appoinment
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19
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Aug | Introduction + Overview of Plant Development | |
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24
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Aug | Classical Hormonology | |
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26
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Aug | Cell Walls and Cell Growth | |
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31
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Aug | CSC Movement -- Paper Discussion | |
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2
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Sept | Cell Growth - Acid Growth Hypothesis |
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7
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Sept | Auxin Perception |
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9
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Sept | Auxin Perception -- Paper Discussion |
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14
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Sept | Hormone Transport (Auxin) | |
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16
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Sept | Auxin Transport -- Paper Discussion |
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21
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Sept | Embryogenesis + Patterning | |
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23
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Sept | Embryogenesis - PAPER DISCUSSION |
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28
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Sept | Meristems + Stem Cells | |
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30
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Sept | Phyllotaxis | |
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5
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Oct | Exam 1 |
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7
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Oct | no class - Fall Break |
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12
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Oct | Phyllotaxis - Mathematical Models | |
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14
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Oct | Light Responses - Photomorphogenesis | |
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19
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Oct | Phytochrome Responses |
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21
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Oct | Photomorphogenesis - PAPER DISCUSSION |
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26
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Oct | Phototropism | |
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28
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Oct | Gravitropism |
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2
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Nov | Gravitropism - PAPER DISCUSSION | |
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4
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Nov | Stomatal Responses | |
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9
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Nov | Stomata - PAPER DISCUSSION |
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11
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Nov | Flowering + Vernalization |
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13
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Nov |
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18
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Nov | Flowering + Circadian Clock | |
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23
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Nov | Flower - PAPER DISCUSSION | |
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25
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Nov | Flower Development |
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30
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Nov | no class - Thanksgiving | |
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7
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Dec | Exam 2 (8:00 - 10:00) |
Please note: This schedule may change during the semester. Updates will be announced in class and also posted here.
Class Structure: Lectures and discussions of recent publications from the primary literature. The emphasis is on mechanisms of development and the experimental approaches used to elucidate them.
Textbook: There will not be a textbook for this class. Instead we will use reviews and research papers as our reading material. For those who would like to refresh their plant physiological background, I recommend the following books (in order of preference):
Paper Discussions: Recent publications from the primary literature will be assigned for reading followed by an in-class discussion. Students will receive questions together with the papers that need to be handed in (homework).
Grading: Grades will be based on (1) class participation, (2) homework assignments, (3) term paper (short review on a development-related topic) (4) comprehensive final exam.
Last updated on 100902.