Environmental Health Sciences 588 - Developmental Origins/Disease

Do diseases like cancer and diabetes begin in the womb? This course will introduce students to key concepts and emerging concerns in the field of developmental toxicology. Through a combination of lectures and discussions of historical examples and recent research papers, students will learn how the combination of teratogens and critical windows of exposure can result in a spectrum of outcomes ranging from birth defects to diseases that emerge at later life stages.

Open to Seniors and Graduate students only. Students should have substantial background knowledge in Biology and Chemistry in order to be successful in this class.