SPRING 2007
Biology of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Course Directors: Jacqueline F. McGinty, Ph.D., Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D.,
Kenton R. Holden, M.D.

Education Center/Library 107 Tues & Thurs 9-11AM
4 credits (4 hr per week over 16 weeks)

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Module 1: CNS Injury and Repair
      Lecturer
January 9
T
 Stroke Papamitsakis (MUSC)
  T Stroke Kindy (MUSC)
January 11
Th
 Spinal Cord Injury (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Freese (USC)
    Spinal Cord Injury (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Wilson (USC)
January 16
 T Epilepsy Holden (MUSC)
  T Epilepsy (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Mott (USC)
January 18
 Th

Discussion: Stem cells in neurological disorders

Student
Module 2: Neurodegenerative Disordrs
January 23
 T Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Disorders Sriram (MUSC)
  T Inflammation in Nneurodegenerative Disorders Bhat (MUSC)
January 25
 Th Hypokinetic Movement Disorders: Parkinson's Disease Bergmann (MUSC)
  Th Hypokinetic movement disorders: Parkinson's disease Haber (MUSC)
January 30
 T Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: Huntington’s, Tourette’s, Dystonia Hinson (MUSC)
  T Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: Huntington’s, Tourette’s, Dystonia Chesselet (MUSC)
February 1
 Th Discussion: Motor disorders Student
Module 3: Neuropsychiatric Disorders
February 6
 T Schizophrenia Holt (MUSC)
  T Schizophrenia Lavin (MUSC)
February 8
 Th Neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatry George (MUSC)
  Th Neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatry Bonilha (USC)
February 13
 T Bipolar and Depression Ramamoorthy (MUSC)
  T Bipolar and Depression Brady and Tolliver (MUSC)
February 15
 Th Stress and Anxiety Disorders (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Srinivasan (USC)
  Th Stress and Anxiety Disorders (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Wilson (USC)
February 20
 T OCD, ADHD Upadhyaya (MUSC)
  T OCD, ADHD Lavin (MUSC)
February 22
 Th Neuropsychiatric disorders discussion and Journal article
 Student
Module 4: Addictive Disorders
February 27
 T Alcoholism Becker (MUSC)
  T Alcoholism (2006 version) Anton (MUSC)
March 1
 Th Opiates Aston-Jones (MUSC)
  Th Opiates Malcolm (MUSC)
March 6
 T Stimulant Abuse Myrick (MUSC)
  T Stimulant Abuse Kalivas (MUSC)
March 8
 Th Addictive disorders discussion and Journa larticle
 Student
Module 5: Aging-Related Disorders
March 20
 T The Aging Nervous System Bachman (MUSC)
  T The Aging Nervous System Grahnholm (MUSC)
March 22
 Th Alzheimer's disease Sambamurti (MUSC)
  Th Alzheimer's disease Mintzer (MUSC)
March 27
 T Aging disorders discussion and Journal article
 Student
Module 6: Genetic/Developmental Disorders
March 29
 Th Pervasive developmental disorders: Autism/Asperger Charles
  Th Pervasive developmental disorders: Autism/Asperger Levitt
April 3
 T FAS (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Kelly (USC)
  T FAS (Webcast Not Available) Randall (MUSC)
April 5
 Th Rett syndrome Skinner
  Th Rett syndrome Chang
April 10
 T Genetic/developmental disorders discussion and Journal article
Assignement: view Dr. Jin's 2006 Lecture on Fragile X Syndrome 		Student
Module 7: Ethical and Treatment Issues
April 12
 Th Stem cells in neurological disorders (Canceled)
Assignement: view Dr. Wei's and Dr. Skinner's 2006 Lectures		 Student
April 17
 T Antidepressants - big pharma issues (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Reagan (USC)
  T Antidepressants - big pharma issues (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Narasimhan (USC)
April 19
 Th Pain management Kurent (MUSC)
  Th Pain management (Note that you are now leaving the MUSC Website) Sweitzer (USC)
April 24
 T Conflict of interest in publications Kalivas
Module 8: Student Presentations
April 26
 Th Student Oral Presentations  
May 1
 T Student Oral Presentations
  
May 3
 Th Student Oral Presentations
  
May 9
   N/A
  

Italicized names are outside speakers.

2006 Presentation Schedule