Introduction to Biophotonics (IST 8A) - Winter 2010 Hunt Hall Room 241, Monday and Wednesday, 10 to 11:50 am PST, Winter 2010
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). SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Week | Dates | Topic | Videos | Downloads | 1 | Jan 4, 6
| Introduction, CBST Overview
Brief History of Science; Basics of Light
| Video,Video
| PDF1, PDF2,PDF
| 2 | Jan 11, 13
| Light Sources and Interaction w/ Matter + Lab;
Light/Tissue Interactions
| Video,Video
| PDF, PDF
| NOTE: Mon, Jan. 18 is a Holiday; Class resumes on Wed, Jan. 20 | 3 | Jan 20 | Tools
| Video
| PDF
| 4
| Jan 25, 27
| Basic Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Introduction
| Video,Video
| PDF, PDF,PDF
| 5 | Feb 1, 3
| Tools Continued +Overview of CBST Science Program; Oak Park Field Trip
| Video
| PDF, PDF
| 6 | Feb 8, 10
| Fluorescence to study HIV, Use of Bioluminescence to study plant circadian rhythms; Hands-on spectrophotometry with light sources
| Video,Video
| PDF, PDF
| NOTE: Mon., Feb. 15 is a Holiday; Class resumes on Wed., Feb. 17 | 7 | Feb 17 | hands-on light/tissue interactions and spectrophotometry | n.a.
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| 8 | Feb 22, 24
| Bioluminescence, tagging living organisms (tentative); Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
| Video,Video
| PDFa, PDFb,PDF
| 9 | Mar 1, 3
| nanotechnology and biophotonics, societal implications
| Video, n.a.
| PDF, PDF
| 10 | Mar 8, 10
| Dissecting biophotonics tools, Internship program overview, Presentation debrief; course review session
| Video, Video
| PDF
| | 11 | Mar 15
| Final
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PRESENTATION Practice: Tentatively on Friday, Feb. 19 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. A movie is a viable alternative.
FINAL PRESENTATION: Approximately last two weeks of class. Again, the presentation will be of a biophotonics principle and/or application to one of following audiences – middle school, high school, community college or general public. A movie is a viable alternative. FINAL EXAMINATION:Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 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: Tuesday, Friday, 11:00 to 11:50 a.m., 160 Everson , 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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