Course Description
Regenerative bioscience is an area of research that is focused on developing cures for a broad range of devastating diseases and injuries with no known restorative treatments, such as stroke, brain tumors, muscle injury, infertility, and bone disease. This course will cover advancements in regenerative bioscience research in both pre-clinical and clinical settings, including research techniques, therapeutic strategies, challenges/ethical constraints, and future directions.
Athena Title
Intro Regen Biosci
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course will introduce undergraduate students to key concepts and ideas in regenerative bioscience, and the basic principles and advancements of pre-clinical and clinical research. Students will learn about the scientific method and recent advancements in the field of regenerative bioscience. This course will discuss a number of common injuries and diseases such as stroke, brain tumor, volumetric muscle loss injury, infertility, and bone disease. Students will learn about assessment modalities used to measure injury and disease progression/recovery mechanisms and advances in therapeutic strategies such as cell-based therapies and drug delivery systems. Students will learn about ongoing, cutting-edge regenerative bioscience research at UGA. Students that complete this course will improve their ability to analyze scientific literature and interpret data presented in graphs, tables, and figures. Students will also have a better understanding of how research can be applied in both basic science and medical settings.
Topical Outline
I. Introduction to Regenerative Bioscience A. Regenerative Medicine vs. Regenerative Bioscience B. Overview/Examples of Regenerative Medicine Strategies and Applications C. Animal Models D. Pre-Clinical vs. Clinical Testing II. Stroke A. Causes B. Pathophysiology C. Assessment Modalities D. Current Treatments E. Regenerative Medicine Strategies F. Research at UGA III. Brain Tumors (Glioblastoma) A. Causes B. Pathophysiology C. Assessment Modalities D. Current Treatments E. Regenerative Medicine Strategies F. Research at UGA IV. Muscle Injury (Volumetric Muscle Loss Injury) A. Causes B. Pathophysiology C. Assessment Modalities D. Current Treatments E. Regenerative Medicine Strategies F. Research at UGA V. Infertility A. Causes B. Pathophysiology C. Disease Assessment Modalities D. Current Treatments E. Regenerative Medicine Strategies F. Research at UGA VI. Bone Disease A. Causes B. Pathophysiology C. Disease Assessment Modalities D. Current Treatments E. Regenerative Medicine Strategies F. Research at UGA VII. Opportunities at UGA and Beyond A. Professional School Panel (Med student, vet student, graduate student, industry professional) B. Undergraduate Research C. CURO D. Double Dawgs Program E. Career Opportunities
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