COURSE DESCRIPTION
This PhD course is organized by Brain Center, UMC Utrecht and focusses on current issues in Neurodevelopment. The 2022 edition of the course focusses on: Understanding the Inner Workings of the Human Brain as the Last Frontier
LEARNING GOALS
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of neural development
CONTENTS
Pre-selection of topics:
• Introduction to Neurodevelopment
• Neurogenesis
• Neuronal Migration
• Evolution of cellular mechanisms in the human brain
• Directing the fate and age of human derived stem cells to study different phases of the human brain
• Introduction on brain circuits
• Molecular aspects of circuit formation
• Early patterns of electrical activity in the brain
• Clay brain models of various species
• What makes the human brain unique
• Translational Neuroscience – how to study brain diseases of newborns
• Neuroinflamation in health and disease
• Matternal inflammation, brain development, risk factors for psychiatric disorders
• Early life stress and long-term consequences
• Social play in chronic ill children
• Critical windows of brain development
• Molecular Mechanism of Neurodegeneration and how to treat neurodegenerative diseases
• Link between neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration
• Alzheimer’s Disease in a dish
• ALS (mouse versus human)
• Glial Cells in Degeneration
FORMAT
The course will be held at the Translational Neuroscience Department - Brain Division at the UMCU with some virtual lectures from keynote speakers that won't be able come to Utrecht in November. We are aiming at a very nice, active program of keynote lectures, interactive education, Q&As, e-learning and a final quiz with real prizes.
REQUIRED BACKGROUND LEVEL
The course is open to all ONWAR & CEN PhD students.
ORGANISERS
PhD program Clinical & Experimental Neuroscience (CEN) of the Graduate School of Life Sciences, Utrecht: Freek Hoebeek, Cora Nijboer, Carla G. Silva, Eline de Groot, Oxana Garritsen
DURATION
42 hrs / 1.5 ECTs
DATES
TBA
LOCATION
Translational Neuroscience Department - Brain Division at the UMC Utrecht
REGISTRATION
To register please send an e-mail to the CEN-secretariat at Cen-secretariaat@umcutrecht.nl .
When you are part of ONWAR, mention this in your e-mail.
Disclaimer: If you register for the course, but do not attend, CEN will inform your principal investigator and charge you for € 200.