Mechanisms of Neuron Death

For undergraduates with backgrounds in neuroscience. Cell and molecular biology of neuron death during neurological disease. Topics: the amyloid diseases (Alzheimer's), prion diseases (kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob), oxygen radical diseases (Parkinson's and ALS), triplet repeat diseases (Huntington's), and AIDS-related dementia. Assessment based on in-class participation and short weekly papers. Enrollment limited to 15; application required. Apply at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_lVYM1dTe3FI5FUvSvFh7KRSzd5tK_9p37okf9_lbXtE6Jg/viewform?usp=sf_link by 4:30pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.