Introduction to Biophotonics (IST 8A) - Winter 2009 Hunt Hall Room 241, Monday and Wednesday, 10 to 11:50 am PST, Winter 2008
University of California, Davis
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Dr. Marco Molinaro and Professor James Shackelford
Taught in collaboration with the Science and Education Teams of the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST). If you are prompted for a username and password on the videos, use guest and no password. To view Windows Media (.WMV files) on a Mac, please install the free Flip4Mac plugin.
Week | Dates | Topic | Videos | Downloads | 1 | Jan 5, 7
| Introduction, CBST Overview
Brief History of Science; Basics of Light
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| PDF, PDF
| 2 | Jan 12, 14
| Light Sources and Interaction w/ Matter;
Light/Tissue Interactions
| Video, Video
| PDF, PDF
| NOTE: Mon, Jan. 19 is a Holiday; Class resumes on Wed, Jan. 21 | 3 | Jan 21 | Basics of Biology | Video
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| Jan 26, 28 | Tools; Basic Molecular Biology, Cancer | Video,Video1,Video2 | PDF, PDFA,PDFB |
| 5 | Feb 2, 4
| Overview of CBST Science Program; Oak Park Field Trip
| Video
| PDF, PDFA,PDFB
| 6 | Feb 9, 11
| Fluorescence and uses for studying model organisms, Use of Bioluminescence to study plant circadian rhythms; Hands-on spectrophotometry with light sources
| Video.p1,Video
| PDF, PDF
| NOTE: Mon., Feb. 16 is a Holiday; Class resumes on Wed., Feb. 18 | 7 | Feb 18 | hands-on light/tissue interactions and spectrophotometry | n.a.
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| 8 | Feb 23, 25
| Bioluminescence, tagging living organisms; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
| Video, Video
| PDF1, PDF2,PDF
| 9 | Mar 2, 4
| Imaging and medical biophotonics; societal implications
| Video
| PDF
| 10 | Mar 9, 11
| Dissecting biophotonics tools; Intern Panel, Internship program overview, Presentation debrief | Video, Video
| PDF, PDF
| | 11 | Mar 16
| Wrap-up and review session
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PRESENTATION Practice: Tentatively on Friday, Feb. 20 at a time convenient for at least one representative from each team of four students. The practice will focus on presenting a basic principle and/or application of biophotonics to one of the following audiences – middle school, high school, community college or general public.
FINAL PRESENTATION: Approximately last two weeks of class (Actual presentation of a biophotonics application to one of following audiences – middle school, high school class, community college or general public)
FINAL EXAMINATION:Friday, Mar. 18, 2009, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
TEXT: Paras Prasad, Introduction to Biophotonics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2003. (Reference copies available for check-out at CBST Office)
Office Hours: JFS: Wednesday, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., 2013 Kemper Hall, other times by appt.
MM: Monday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 227 Hunt Hall. Other times by appointment. Grading:Attendance (10%), Quizzes (15%), Presentations (25%), Reports (25%), Final (25%)
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