N150: Neurodegeneration is taught in Spring Quarter by Professors Jorge Busciglio, Kim Green, and Leslie Thompson.
Dr. Jorge Busciglio
Dr. Kim Green
Dr. Leslie Thompson
Prerequisite: BIO SCI N110
Restriction: Neurobiology Majors only.
Course Objective:
Introduction to the disruptions in brain function that underlie disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism, schizophrenia, and depression, and the basis for drug therapies. The brain’s ability to repair itself after damage and the pros and cons of that repair.
Sample Syllabus:
| Week 1 |
Intro to the Brain Modeling Diseases in Mice |
| Week 2 |
Alzheimer’s Disease I Alzheimer’s Disease II |
| Week 3 |
Huntington’s Disease Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as Models |
| Week 4 |
EXAM I Stem Cell Tranplantation |
| Week 5 |
Thompson Lab Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) |
| Week 6 |
Microglia and Disease Green Lab |
| Week 7 |
EXAM II Aging/Age-Relates Neurodenerative Disease |
| Week 8 |
Down Syndrome Axonal Transport Failure and Neurodegeneration |
| Week 9 |
Zinc, Hyperactivity, and Neurodegeneration Busciglio Lab |
| Week 10 |
No Class EXAM III |