Introduction to Biophotonics (IST 8A) - Winter 2011 Hunt Hall Room 241, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 11:50 am PST, Winter 2011
University of California, Davis
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Dr. Marco Molinaro
Taught in collaboration with the Science and Education Teams of the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST). SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Week | Dates | Topic | Videos | Downloads | 1 | Jan 4, 6
| Introduction, CBST Overview
Brief History of Science; Basics of Light
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 2 | Jan 11, 13
| Light Sources and Interaction w/ Matter + Lab;
Light/Tissue Interactions
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 3 | Jan 18, 20 | Basic Molecular Biology; Cancer and biophotonics for imaging and therapy
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 4
| Jan 25, 27
| Tools and Imaging basics
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 5 | Feb 1, 3
| Imaging Continued +Overview of CBST Science Program; Oak Park Field Trip (tent.)
| video, 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 | 7 | Feb 15, 17 | hands-on light/tissue interactions and spectrophotometry; research talk | n.a.
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| 8 | Feb 22, 24
| Bioluminescence, tagging living organisms (tentative); Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 9 | Mar 1, 3
| Imaging and medical biophotonics, societal implications
| video, video | PDF, PDF | 10 | Mar 8, 10
| Dissecting biophotonics tools, Internship program overview, Presentation debrief; course review session
| video, video | PDF, PDF | | 11 | Mar 16
| Final
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PRESENTATION Practice: Tentatively on Friday, Feb. 18 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 or other creative ideas are viable alternatives.
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 or other creative ideas are viable alternatives. FINAL EXAMINATION:Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. TEXT: Paras Prasad, Introduction to Biophotonics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2003. (Reference copies available for check-out at CBST Office) Office Hours: 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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