Title: Disorders of the Central Nervous System: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic targets
Hours: 12
Credits: 4
Teachers: Laura Gasparini, Evelina Chieregatti, Davide De Pietri Tonelli, Alexander Dityaytev, Andrea Contestabile, Pietro Baldelli
Program:
| Molecular mechanisms of degeneration: Alzheimer disease and Frontotemporal dementia | Laura Gasparini | 25 November | 9.30-11.00 |
| Alzheimer Disease and neuroinflammation: example of a drug development study | Laura Gasparini/Denise Ferrera | 25 November | 11.00-12.30 |
| Parkinson Disease: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies | Evelina Chieregatti/Laura Gasparini | 26 November | 11.00-13.00 |
| Neurobiology of Down Syndrome | Andrea Contestabile | 27 November | 9.30-10.30 |
| Neurogenesis, miRNA: implications for Fragile X and mental retadation | Davide DePietri-Tonelli | 27 November | 10.30-12.30 |
| Electrophysiological mechanisms of epileptogenesis | Pietro Baldelli | 28 November | 15.00-16.30 |
| Neurobiology of Schizofrenia | Raul Gainetdinov | 2 December | 15.00-16.00 |
| Neurobiology of Autism | Alexander Dityatev | 4 December | 15.00-16.00 |
Schedule: October - November - December 2008
Where: Italian Institute of Technology, via Morego
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meeting room, 4th floor