Curricula

This lesson plan is for Day 1 of BABEC’s week-long Disease and Regenerative Medicine Lesson Series.

In this one-day lesson, students explore the question, “What is regenerative medicine?”

They begin by imagining how someone might recover from a damaged organ, then learn how regenerative medicine—through stem cell therapy, gene editing, and clinical trials—offers new ways to treat diseases like leukemia and cystic fibrosis. Students investigate real clinical trials funded by CIRM and collaborate to compare these new approaches with traditional treatments. These resources are ideal for students new to biomedical science and can be used to spark curiosity before hosting a guest speaker or launching a hands-on unit.

Note: The rest of the lesson is still under construction.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will be able to describe the basic principles of regenerative medicine, including the use of stem cell and gene therapies.
2. Students will compare traditional treatments with emerging regenerative approaches for diseases such as leukemia and cystic fibrosis.
3. Students will analyze real clinical trial case studies and explain how these therapies aim to improve patient outcomes.