COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course dives into different neurodegenerative diseases of the nervous system. The field is advancing rapidly; causal genes have been identified, animal models have been developed and novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are applied. The course will cover clinical aspects, genetics, diagnostics, molecular mechanisms, cellular and animal models and therapeutics.
LEARNING GOALS
The course aims to provide up-to-date in-depth information on different neurodegenerative diseases.
CONTENTS
The following topics will be covered during the course:
- Dementia (Alzheimer and vascular dementia)
- Motor diseases (Parkinson, Huntington)
- White matter disease (MS, vanishing white matter)
- Peripheral neuropathies
REQUIRED BACKGROUND LEVEL
Participants of the course should have basic understanding of the molecular biology of the cell, and neuroscience, corresponding with the materials listed below.
The Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, Edited by Alberts et al.
(Or similar chapters of earlier editions)
- Part I – Introduction to the Cell
- Part II – Basic genetic mechanisms
- Part IV – Internal organization of the cell
- Unit I – ch 2-8: Neural Signalling
- Unit III – ch 18: Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
- Unit IV – ch 25: Repair and Regeneration of the Nervous system
- Unit V – ch 31: Memory
FORMAT
Lectures and neuropathology demo
DURATION
40 hrs / 1.4 ECTs
one week - fulltime
ORGANISERS
Dr. Marianna Bugiani (VUmc)
Dr. Wilma van de Berg (VUmc)
DATES
16-20 October 2023
Next edition TBA
LOCATION
VU, VUmc
PROGRAM
Click here for the program of the previous edition
REGISTRATION
To register, please send an e-mail to registration@onwar.nl