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Winter 2005
Introduction to Biophotonics (IST 8A) - Winter 2005
Professor
James Shackelford, Dr. Marco Molinaro and the Science and Education
Teams of the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST).
SHEDDING LIGHT ON LIFE
| Week | Dates | Topic | Reference | Downloads | Videos |
| 1 | Jan. 5 | Introduction, CBST Overview | Chapter 1 | Stream 1 | |
| 2 | Jan. 10,12 | Basics of light, light sources, light and matter | Chapter 2, 5 | Discussion 2, 3 | Stream 2, 3 |
| 3 | Jan. 19, 21 | Basic biology, light tissue interaction | Chapter 3, 4 | Discussion 4, 5 | Stream 4, 5 |
| 4 | Jan. 24, 26 | Genes, cancer and tools | Chapter 4-6 | Discussion 6, 7 | Stream 6 , 7 |
| 5 | Jan. 31, Feb. 2 | Overview CBST science program; learning/teaching techniques | Stream 8, 9 | ||
| 6 | Feb. 7,9 | Bionanophotonics (Cellular and Molecular tags); Demonstrations | Chapter 15 | Discussion 10 | Stream 10, 11 |
| 7 | Feb. 14, 16 | Diagnostics (tags); MIDTERM | Chapter 9 | Discussion 12 | Stream 12, 13 |
| 8 | Feb. 23 | Crickets Hands-on | Discussion 13 | Stream 14 | |
| 9 | Feb. 28, Mar. 2 | Bioimaging; Demonstrations | Chapter 7, 8 | Discussion 14 | Stream 15 |
| 10 | Mar. 7, 9 | Therapies; Demonstrations | Chapter 12 | Stream 16 | |
| 11 | Mar. 14 | Wrap-up and Review |
MIDTERM PRESENTATION: Approximately Feb.16, 2005 (Practice session
on presenting a basic principle of biophotonics in one of two ways –
middle- or high-school class presentation, or design of a demonstration)
FINAL
PRESENTATION: Approximately last two weeks of class (Actual
presentation of a biophotonics application to one of two audiences Ð
middle-school class or general public)
TERM PAPER DUE: Monday, March 14, 2005
FINAL EXAMINATION: Thursday, Mar. 17, 2007, 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: Tuesday, Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., 2013 Kemper Hall
MM: Monday, noon to 1:00 p.m., 227 Hunt Hall
Grading: Classroom Participation (25%), Presentations (25%), Term Paper (25%), Final (25%)