Year 4, 2012-13
Module leaders
Dr Jane Saffell
Neuroscience and mental health
Monday 8 October - Friday 9 November 2012

Module 1: Cellular and developmental neurobiology - timetable [Word]

PowerPoint presentations, unless otherwise indicated:
Mon 8 Oct Cells 1: Course introduction and Cells of the nervous system refresher - Dr Jane Saffell
Cells 2: Neurons and astrocytes - Dr Jane Saffell
Tues 9 Oct Cells 3: Oligodendrocytes [pdf] and Schwann cells [pdf] - Professor Richard Reynolds
Cells 4: Microglia [pdf] - Professor Richard Reynolds
Thurs 11 Oct Cells 5: Cytoskeleton: function and remodelling - Dr Jane Saffell
Cells 6: Tissue culture and immunocytochemistry - Dr Jane Saffell
Fri 12 Oct Cells 7: When good cells go bad [pdf] - Dr Nelofer Syed
Tutorial: article handout [Word] + Tutorial: article presentation
Mon 15 Oct Dev 1: Neural tube development - Dr Anita Hall
Dev 2: Neurogenesis - Dr Anita Hall
Tues 16 Oct Dev 3: Neuronal migration - Dr Anita Hall
Dev 4: Axon growth and guidance - Dr Jane Saffell
Wed 17 Oct Dev 5: Synapse remodelling - Dr Anita Hall
Thurs 18 Oct Dev 6: Cerebellar development and circuitry - Dr Anita Hall
Dev 7: Disorders of the developing CNS - Professor Mary Rutherford
Fri 19 Oct Dev 8: Sex hormones and brain development - Professor Glenda Gillies
Regen 1: Molecules and mechanisms - Dr Jane Saffell
Mon 22 Oct Regen 2a: Consequences of axonal damage and regeneration strategies 1 - Dr Kenji Okuse
Regen 2b: Consequences of axonal damage and regeneration strategies 2 - Dr Kenji Okuse
Regen 3a: Pain 1 - Dr Kenji Okuse
Regen 3b: Pain 2 - Dr Kenji Okuse
Tues 23 Oct Regen 4: Stem cells: therapeutic potential - Dr Anita Hall
Regen 5: Ocular regeneration and gene therapy - Dr Tanya Tolmachova
Fri 26 Oct Research 1: Practical part 1 [Word] - Dr Jane Saffell
Research 1: Guidelines on writing bioscience reports-papers [Word] - Dr Jane Saffell
Research 1: Planning session - Dr Jane Saffell
Research 1: Planning checklist [Word] - Dr Jane Saffell
Mon 29 Oct Research 2: Paper for reference [pdf]
Research 2: Planning sessions 2 & 3 - Dr Jane Saffell
Tues 30 Oct Research 5: Planning session - Dr Jane Saffell
Wed 31 Oct Research 6: Practical part 2 [Word] - Dr Jane Saffell
Mon 5 Nov Research 7: Data analysis and presentation - Dr Jane Saffell
Feedforward [Word] - Dr Jane Saffell
Student t-test tables [pdf] - Dr Jane Saffell

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