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This course may include the following workshops:
1. Stem cells in general - definition, classification, and the properties of stem cells.
2. Embryonic stem cells (ES cells), the induced pluripotenet stem cells (iPS cells) vs. adult stem cells.
3. Normal stem cells vs. cancer stem cells.
4. Morphological features and phenotypic characteristics of stem cells
5. Stem cell potential: unipotential, bipotential, multipotential, and totipotential.
6. Stem cell self-renewal, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
7. Stem cell differentiation, de-differentiation, and trans-differentiation.
8. Microenvironment (niche) on the regulation of stem cell fate determinations.
9. Stem cells in the reproductive system and potential application of these stem cells in
tissue repair of non-reproductive organs
10. Stem cells in the sensory organs and potential application in auditory and visual impairments
11. Stem cells in the nervous system and potential application for brain/spinal injury
12. Stem cells, self-renewal and symmetrical and asymmetrical cell division
13. Signaling transduction pathways regulating the fate determinations of stem cells
14. Small RNA molecules (siRNAs, microRNAs, and piRNAs) in the regulation of stem cells.
15. Challenges (e.g., ethic issues) and opportunities of stem cell research.
16. Potentially clinical applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine, reproductive medicine, and transgenic animals.
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