Current Issues in Neurodevelopment (Brain Center Utrecht)

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

17 Sept - 20 Sept 2024

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.

Program

Click here to download the program of the course

Flyer

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