Undergraduate Course: Stem cells, neurodegenerative diseases and models (NEBM10030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to provide students with a critical understanding of dementias and neurodegenerative diseases including:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Motor neurone disease
- Parkinsons
- Alzheimers and tauopathies
As well as including: symptoms of these neurodegenerative disease, what cells and regions are affected and potential mechanisms of disease progression. Importantly how these diseases can be modelled in both cell cultures and animals will be covered with an emphasis on the pros and cons of various model techniques, with a view to developing students¿ critical understanding of these cutting edge technologies.
Throughout this course the generation, propagation and roles of stem cells will be investigated and analysed with respect to neurodegenerative diseases.
There will be a series of seminars (1-2 hour per week) relating to the topics to be studied. Each session will also contain a tutorial session where group presentations or exam questions will be addressed. Each topic is expected to be supplemented by self-learning in the library. Students will give presentations in the form of talks and poster presentations and will prepare handouts to accompany their presentations, as well as critical analysis of scientific manuscripts. To further supplement the lectures/tutorials there will be a ¿scientific practical¿ where students will be challenged on experimental design as well as being presented with animal and human tissue from various diseases and multiple methods for tissue processing and analysis. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Little France | Seminar | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- State, illustrate and compare multiple neurodegenerative diseases and their various models
- Recognise and list multiple stem cell types and their functions and roles
- Critically compare the various models and cells with an ability to discuss strengths and weaknesses of them
- Summerise the roles of different scientific equipment and methodology required for disease modelling and stem cell generation
- Evaluate and criticise the literature around this topic
- Review their own knowledge generated throughout this course and present their findings in a cohesive manner
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Assessment Information
| 100% Degree Examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative diseases, animal models, stem cells, nervous system |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Ribchester
Tel: (0131 6)50 3256
Email: rrr@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tina Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059
Email: Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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