CSHL Course of Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus

近年来，细胞和发育生物学领域取得了巨大的进步，这在很大程度上是由于对经典问题的新的技术方法的应用。这导致了对高级课程的需求，以培训新的研究人员研究那些在新发现中发挥重要作用的动物模型，比如非洲爪蛙。冷泉港实验室课程“非洲爪哇的细胞和发育生物学”，作为现代生物学多个领域的综合课程的一部分，已教授了15年，提供了广泛的实验室接触，了解非洲爪哇和热带非洲爪蛙胚胎的生物学和操作。该课程适合那些对分子生物学和发育生物学有一定了解，但没有非洲爪哇经验的人，以及那些希望学习新开发的先进技术的非洲爪哇经验的人。预计在拟议的支助期内，课程的基本安排和一些基本课程材料将保持不变。然而，随着领域的进展，新的和快速发展的主题将被讨论并被整合到课程中。该课程将继续招收和支持来自不同背景和代表性不足的群体的学生。

Dramatic progress has been made in the fields of cell and developmental biology in recent years, largely due to the application of new technical approaches to classical problems. This has led to the need for advanced courses to train new investigators to study those animal models, such as the frog, Xenopus, that have been important in making new discoveries. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory course on "Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus", which has been taught for fifteen years as part of an integrated set of courses in a number of areas of modern biology, provides extensive laboratory exposure to the biology and manipulation of embryos from the frogs Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis. The course is suited for those who have a knowledge of molecular biology and developmental biology, but have had no experience with Xenopus, as well as those with some Xenopus experience who wish to learn newly developed, advanced techniques. It is anticipated that the basic organization of the course and some of the basic course material will remain unchanged during the proposed period of support. However, new and fast-developing topics will be discussed and integrated into the course as the field progresses. The course will continue to recruit and support students from diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups.