BIOS 644 - MOLECULAR BASIS OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND DEGENERATION

3 Credit Hour(s)
This course covers the molecular and cellular underpinnings of the various stages of brain development. A second part of the course covers the mechanisms underlying degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, prion disease, ALS and spinomuscular ataxia (SMA). During the semester students will be required to present publications describing important scientific discoveries related to neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Three hours of lecture

Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department