Amherst College Neurobiology of Disease Course
Revised 3/28/11
Support for guest faculty was provided by the Class of '62 Fink Symposium Fund and the Amherst Lecture Committee.
| Date | Topic | ||
| T | Jan. 24 | Course Introduction | Prof. George |
| Th | 26 | Review: neuroanatomy | Prof. George |
| T |
February 1 |
Review: neuronal cell biology |
C. Wright, A. Salinero, K. Woodhouse,A. Goldblatt, A. Thaler, V. Zhu |
| Th | 3 | Neuropathology | Dr. Robert Ferrante |
| T | 8 | Addiction background | G. Front, A. Handler, A Soto |
| Th | 10 | Quiz | (4:30 Neuroscience comprehensives) |
| T | 15 | Clinical research background | E. Fink, C. Wright |
| Th | 17 | Addiction | Prof. G. |
| T | 22 | Alzheimer’s background | A. Brown, S. Keating, J. Ntim |
| Th | 24 | Issues in clinical research | Prof. G. (4:30 Neuro. comprehensives) |
| T | March 1 | Huntington’s background | B. Smith, J. Mooney, E. Fan, E. Fink |
| Th | 3 | Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Joanna Jankowsky `90 |
| T | 8 | Quiz | |
| Th | 10 | Huntington’s disease | Dr. Robert Ferrante |
| Spring break | |||
| T | 22 | Epilepsy background | B. High, E. Stein, A. Thaler |
| Th | 24 | Channelopathies/ALS | Dr. Robert Brown, Jr. `69 |
| T | 29 | Parkinson's background | P. Riva, G. Li, R. Dago |
| Th | 31 | Epilepsy | Dr. Autumn Klein `93 |
| T | April 5 | Autism background | R. Dago, K. Ereme, A. Salinero |
| Th | 7 | Parkinson's Disease | Prof. G. |
| T | 12 | Quiz | Evening presentations |
| Th | 14 | Autism | A. Soto, A. Handler, B. High |
| T | 19 | Multiple sclerosis background | A. Goldblatt, K. Woodhouse, E. Matute |
| Th | 21 | Misc. topics | P. Riva, G. Li, J. Bass, R. Tsai |
| T | 26 | Ataxia telangiectasia | E. Stein, K. Ereme, V. Zhu |
| Th | 28 | Multiple sclerosis | Dr. Robert Fox ‘91 |
| T | May 3 | Neuro-AIDS | J. Ntim, J. Jones, E. Fan |
| Th | 5 | Film: "Awakenings" | |