本課程著重幹細胞的研究基礎，課程內容涵蓋幹細胞的生長調節、幹細胞研究方法、幹細胞可塑性、胚胎發育機制以及幹細胞的臨床研究等。課程同時配合指定文獻的閱讀與互動討論，以增進學生對幹細胞研究現況的了解以及未來運用。

This course focuses on the research basis of trunk cells, and the course content covers the growth and adjustment of trunk cells, trunk cell research methods, trunk cell plasticity, embryonic development mechanism, and clinical research of trunk cells. The course is also coordinated with the reading and interactive discussion of designated documents to enhance students' understanding of the current situation of cell research and future applications.

1. Robert Lanza, John Gearhart, Brigid Hogan, Douglas Melton, Roger Pedersen, E. Donnall Thomas, James Thomson and Sir Ian Wilmut. 2009. Essentials of Stem Cell Biology (Second Edition). Elsevier.
2. Kamran Alimoghaddam. 2013. Stem Cell Biology in Normal Life and Diseases. Intech.
3. Robert Lanza John Gearhart Brigid Hogan Douglas Melton Roger Pedersen E. Donnall Thomas James Thomson Ian Wilmut. 2009. Essentials of Stem Cell Biology. (Second Edition). Elsevier.

1. Robert Lanza, John Gearhart, Brigid Hogan, Douglas Melton, Roger Pedersen, E. Donnall Thomas, James Thomson and Sir Ian Wilmut. 2009. Essentials of Stem Cell Biology (Second Edition). Elsevier.
2. Kamran Alimoghaddam. 2013. Stem Cell Biology in Normal Life and Diseases. Intech.
3. Robert Lanza John Gearhart Brigid Hogan Douglas Melton Roger Pedersen E. Donnall Thomas James Thomson Ian Wilmut. 2009. Essentials of Stem Cell Biology. (Second Edition). Elsevier.