CSC 621 - EMBRYOLOGY & ART

College of Health Sciences

Credits: 3

Lecture: The course will include a review of the female reproductive system, fertilization and implantation. The procedures appropriate for evaluation of female fertility will be presented and conditions and diseases associated with female factor infertility will be discussed. Basic and advanced tests and procedures for the treatment of infertility will be presented with a focus on assisted reproductive technology procedures, including in vitro fertilization and related procedures, micromanipulation, embryo culture, and third party reproduction. Laboratory: The laboratory will focus on embryo culture and micromanipulation procedures using mouse oocytes and embryos and human spermatozoa. Students will set up quality control for the ART laboratory.

Prerequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s) for course as changes: CSC 528, CSC 615, CSC 616, CSC 617 and CSC 618 or consent of instructor.