Description: Lecture, four hours. Requisites: Life Sciences 3, 4. Developmental and pathological aspects of vascular biology. Presentation and discussion of key questions of vascular biology with mechanistic viewpoint. Major emphasis on experimental approaches and current research in field. Introduction to several model systems along with presentation of specific topic. Basic information provided as to how this knowledge is obtained in laboratory using variety of experimental approaches and model organisms. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0