Tentative Lecture Schedule and Topics

 

Week 1 (09-13 January)

Instructor out of town on 10 January

  1. Introduction

 

 Week 2 (15-19 January)

No Class (MLK Holiday)

  1. History of endocrinology Minipapter topic                                             Chapter 1
  2. Nature of hormones                                                                             Chapter 2

 

Week 3 (22-26 January)

  1. Hormone actions                                                                                 Chapter 4
  2. Hormone actions Minipaper #1 Due                                                      Chapter 4
  3. Minipaper presentation and discussion

 

Week 4 (29 January -02 February)

  1. Neuroendocrinology-Hypothalamus                                                      Chapter 6
  2. Neuroendocrinology-Hypothalamus                                                      Chapter 6
  3. Neuroendocrinology-Pituitary                                                   Chapter 5

 

Week 5 (05-09 February)

  1. Neuroendocrinology-Pituitary                                                   Chapter 5
  2. Neuroendocrinology-    Posterior Pituitary                                             Chapter 7
  3. Neuroendocrinology-Posterior Pituitary (End of Exam I)                       Chapter 7

 

Week 6 (12-16 February)

  1. Steroidogenesis                                                                                    Chapter 16
  2. Reproductive hormones-Male                                                               Chapter 17
  3. Exam I

 

Week 7 (19-23 February)

  1. Reproductive hormones-Male, Female                                      Chapter 17,18
  2. Reproductive hormones-Female Minipaper topic                                   Chapter 17, 18
  3. Reproductive hormones-Pregnancy                                                       Chapter 18

 

Week 8 (26 February -02 March)

  1. Reproductive hormones-Pregnancy                                                       Chapter 19
  2. Adrenal hormones Minipaper #2 Due                                                    Chapter 15
  3. Minipaper presentation and discussion

                                                     

Week 9 (05-09 March)

  1. Adrenal hormones (End of Exam II)                                                      Chapter 15
  2. Growth hormone                                                                                  Chapter 12
  3. Exam II                                                                                               

12-16 March, Spring Break

 

Week 10 (19-23 March)

  1. Growth hormone                                                                                  Chapter 12
  2. Growth hormone, Pancreatic hormones Minipaper topic                        Chapter 12, 11
  3. Pancreatic hormones                                                                             Chapter 11

 

Week 11 (26-30 March)

  1. Thyroid hormones                                                                                 Chapter 13
  2. Thyroid hormones Minipaper #3 Due                                                    Chapter 13
  3. Minipaper presentation and discussion

 

Week 12 (02 – 06 April)

  1. GI hormones                                                                                        Chapter 10
  2. GI hormones    (end of Exam III)                                                          Chapter 10

No Class (Easter)

 

Week 13 (09-13 April)

  1. Calcium Homeostasis                                                                            Chapter 9        
  2. Calcium Homeostasis                                                                            Chapter 9
  3. Exam III

 

Week 14 (16-20 April)

  1. Appetite regulation
  2. Appetite regulation Minipaper topic
  3. Catecolamines                                                                                      Chapter 14

                                                                             

Week 15 (23-27 April)

  1. Catecolamines                                                                                     Chapter 14
  2. Prostaglandins, Minipaper #4 Due
  3. Minipaper presentation and discussion

 

Week 16 (30 April – 04 May)

  1. Prostaglandins, Hand out the final Exam
  2. Course evaluation
  3. Final Exam (Oral portion)

 

Written Final Due: 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 9th.