Neurobiology of Disease Course Outline 2009

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Course Outline 2009

NOD Course Spring Term 2009
Location: M1441, Vollum Institute
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 a.m.

Introduction
March 30, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Introduction to the neurobiology of disease
April 1, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Clinical information gathering
Neurodegeneration (ALS and Alzheimer's)
April 3, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Clinical spectrum of motor neuron disease
April 6, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Patient Interview
April 8, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Posing critical questions: selective vulnerability
April 10, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Overview of Alzheimer’s and related dementias
April 13, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Patient interview
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Astrocytes, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration
April 17, 2009 (Friday)	12 noon	Understanding ALS: mechanisms and treatment of motor neuron disease. NOTE SPECIAL TIME
April 20, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Animal models of neurodegenerative diseases.
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Posing a critical question: the status of the amyloid hypothesis.
April 24, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Abeta and tau in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: whether, when and how to treat.
Sensory Failure (Hearing Loss)
April 27, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Overview of auditory disorders and hearing loss.
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Cochlear implants
May 1, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Posing a critical question: Deafness genes and molecules
Axonal Degeneration (Multiple Sclerosis)
May 4, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	MS and demyelinating disease
May 6, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Patient Interview
May 8, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Posing a critical question: early triggers and preclinical diagnosis
May 11, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	EAE as a model of MS
May 12, 2009 (Tuesday)	9 a.m.	Jungers Center Symposium, Vey Auditorium, DCH NOTE SPECIAL TIME
May 13, 2009 (Wednesday)	No Class
May 15, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Discussion of symposium on Axonal Degeneration
Dopamine systems - movement and reward (PD and substance abuse)
May 18, 2009 (Monday)	10:30 a.m.	Overview of Parkinson s Disease
May 20, 2009 (Wednesday)	10:30 a.m.	Clinical Trials
May 22, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Patient Interview
May 25, 2009 (Monday)	No Class
May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)	2 p.m.	Basal ganglia function in health and Parkinson’s disease. NOTE SPECIAL TIME
May 29, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Maladaptive plasticity and addiction
Clinical Rounds
June 1-4, 2009 (Friday)		Clinical Rounds
June 5, 2009 (Friday)	10:30 a.m.	Debriefing and Course Wrap-Up