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| Title | Signal transduction in brain diseases |
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| Course number | 1587 |
| Program | Neurovetenskap |
| Language | English |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Date | 2012-11-26 -- 2012-11-30 |
| Level | Forskarnivå |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för neurovetenskap |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Learning outcomes | Knowledge and understanding: After completion of the course, the graduate student should be able to understand and describe the molecular basis of specific neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders (cf. below), with particular emphasis on the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity related to these pathological conditions. The student should also be able to understand current therapies, their efficacy and their limits. Skills and professional attitudes: The students should be able to critically evaluate and discuss advantages and disadvantages of potential interventions on signal transduction processes for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. |
| Contents of the course | The course describes alterations in signaling associated to neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, drug addiction, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. The potential relevance of such alterations for the etiology and the therapy of the various diseases will be discussed. |
| Type of teaching | The course will be organised as a series of presentations held by researchers working in various fields of molecular neuroscience and neuropharmacology. There will be four days of lectures and a final fifth day for the examination. Each lecture will consist of two hours of presentation followed by 45 min of discussion between the students and the speaker. Students will receive specific literature to prepare the discussion. |
| Examination | Written examination |
| Compulsory elements | 1) Discussion: Students will be divided into groups of 4 and each group will be asked to present two questions to discuss with each lecturer at the end of the presentations. 2) Individual written exam on the fifth day. To compensate for absence from a compulsory part the graduate student will have to report on a specific lecture or write an extra exam. |
| Number of students | 15 - 25 |
| Selection of students | Written motivation and degree of completion of graduate education (date of registration) |
| More detailed information | The course will last a week. Lectures and discussions are scheduled from Monday to Thursday during morning (9:00-12.00) and afternoon (13.00-16.00). A written examination will take place on Friday morning. The course will be organized within the KI Campus. There may be some changes in schedule, due to the participation of foreign speakers (at least two). |
| Course directors | Gilberto Fisone, Department of Neuroscience, Retzius väg 8, KI campus gilberto.fisone@ki.se (08)524 87375 |
| Earlier evaluation of the course | Not available |
| Syllabus coordinator |
Gilberto Fisone Institutionen för neurovetenskap 0852487375 Gilberto.Fisone@ki.se |
| Contacts |
Gilberto Fisone Institutionen för neurovetenskap 0852487375 Gilberto.Fisone@ki.se |
