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Neuroscience Graduate Program at UCSF
NS201A - Fall 2008
Basic Concepts in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Course Directors:
Section 1:
Jenny LaVail
E-mail: lavailj@vision.ucsf.edu
Section 2:
Dorit Ron
E-mail: dorit.ron@ucsf.edu
Section 3:
Herwig Baier
E-mail: herwig.baier@ucsf.edu
First class: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, S-20, Parnassus 9am
Please view each date for the time and location of the class.
PH-Parnassus
MB-Mission Bay
Course Materials:
Course Materials will be handed out in class to facilitate listening and minimize note taking. Please check with your instructor or Carrie Huckaba (huckabac@physio.ucsf.edu)
if you have questions.
Materials will be located at right as they are added.
Class Schedule:
Date |
Time |
Location |
Lecturer |
Subject |
September |
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Section 1 |
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| Wed. 9/3/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-20 | Jenny LaVail | Neurocytology Lecture |
| 10am-12pm | PH S-20 | Jenny LaVail and David Sretavan | Neurocytology Lab | |
| 1pm-2pm | PH S-159 | Jenny LaVail | Viral Tracing of Circuits | |
| Thurs. 9/4/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-159 | Jenny LaVail | Overview of Brain and Spinal Cord |
| 1pm-2pm | PH S-1320 | Jenny LaVail, Jonathan Horton and Maggie Carr | Gross Lab | |
| Friday 9/5/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-159 | John Rubenstein | Neural Tube and Brain Development |
| 10am-12pm | PH S-159 | Allan Basbaum | Spinal Cord Pathways | |
| 1pm-3pm | PH S-159 | Steve Finkbeiner | Imaging Tutorial | |
| Monday 9/8/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-159 | Jenny LaVail | Cord Problem Set |
| 10am-12pm | PH S-159 | Eric Huang | Brainstem |
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| 1pm-3pm | PH S-1320 | Jenny LaVail, Jonathan Horton and Maggie Carr | Brainstem Lab | |
| Tuesday 9/9/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-159 | Jenny LaVail | Brainstem Problem Set |
| 10am-12pm | PH S-159 | Anatol Kreitzer | Motor Systems | |
| Wed. 9/10/08 | 1pm-3pm | PH S-163 | Peter Ohara | Thalamus |
| Thur. 9/11/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-163 | Loren Frank | Limbic Pathways |
| 10am-12pm | PH S-163 | Sam Pleasure | Cortex | |
| 1pm-3pm | PH S-163 | Jenny LaVail | Problem Set | |
| Friday 9/12/08 | 9am-10am | PH S-386 | Sandra Canchola | Neuro Behavior Testing Lab |
| 1pm-2pm | PH S-163 | Jenny LaVail | Exam | |
Section 2 |
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| Monday 9/15/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-22 | Seth Shipman | Electricity Tutorial |
| 2pm-4pm | PH S-22 | Kris Bouchard | Math Tutorial | |
| Tuesday 9/16/08 | 9:30am-11:30am | PH N-517 | Erik Ullian | Current Flow |
| 2pm-4pm | PH N-517 | Erik Ullian | Resting Potential | |
| Wed. 9/17/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Paul Muchowski | Macromolecules |
| 2pm-4pm | PH S-163 | Jeff Lansman | Voltage Activation 1 | |
| Thurs. 9/18/08 | 9:30am-11:30am | PH S-163 | Erik Ullian | Problem Set |
| 2pm-4pm | PH S-163 | Jeff Lansman | Voltage Activation 2 | |
| Friday 9/19/08 | 10am-11am | MB GH N272F Yuriy's Lab | Yuriy Kirichok | Electrophys Demo Group 1 |
| 1pm-3pm | PH Library CL-222 | Jeff Lansman | Computer Simulation | |
9/22/08 No Class--Neuroscience Retreat at Asilomar |
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| Wed. 9/24/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-22 | Jeff Lansman | Problem Set |
| 1:30pm-TBA | PH S-22 | Kaveh Ashrafi and Stavros Lomvardas | Genetics 1 | |
| Thurs. 9/25/08 | 11am-12pm | PH S-1272 Jeff's Lab | Jeff Lansman | Electrophys Demo Group 2 |
Friday 9/26/08 |
9am-11am | PH S-22 | Julie Schnapf | Single Channel 1 |
| 1:30pn-TBA | PH S-22 | Kaveh Ashrafi and Stavros Lomvardas | Genetics 2 | |
| Monday 9/29/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Julie Schnapf | Single Channel 2 |
October |
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10/1/08 - No Class--Rosh Hashanah |
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| Thurs. 10/2/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Julie Schnapf | Problem Set |
| Friday 10/3/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Julie Schnapf | Paper Discussion |
| Monday 10/6/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Yuriy Kirichok | Structure/Function 1 |
| Wed. 10/8/08 | 9am-11am | PH C-130 | Yuriy Kirichok | Structure/Function 2 |
| Friday 10/10/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Yuriy Kirichok | Paper Discussion |
| Monday 10/13/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Peter Sargent | Synaptic Transmission 1 |
| Wed. 10/15/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-22 | Peter Sargent | Synaptic Transmission 2 |
| Friday 10/17/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Peter Sargent | Synaptic Transmission 3 |
Exam Handed Out |
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| Monday 10/20/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-163 | Roger Nicoll | Synaptic Plasticity |
Exam Due |
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| Wed. 10/22/08 | 9am-11am | PH S-22 | Peter Sargent | Paper Discussion |
| Friday 10/24/08 | 9am-11am | PH S163 | Rob Edwards | Neurotransmitter Release |
| Monday 10/27/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Rob Edwards | Transporters |
| Wed. 10/29/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Rob Edwards | Paper Discussion |
| Friday 10/31/08 | Class moved to 11/4/08--No class today |
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November |
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Monday 11/3/08 |
9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Dorit Ron | Signaling 1 |
| Tuesday 11/4/08 |
9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Dorit Ron | Signaling 2 |
| Wed. 11/5/2008 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Dorit Ron | Paper Discussion |
Section 3 |
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Friday 11/7/08 |
9am | MB RH484C |
Pick Up Exam from Pat! | |
| Monday 11/10/08 | 10am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Exam Due-Drop off at Course Evaluation | |
| Fen-Biao Gao | Course Evaluation |
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| Wed. 11/12/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Ben Cheyette | Patterning by Lateral Inhibition |
| Friday 11/14/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Ben Cheyette | Patterning by Morphogens |
11/17/08-11/19/08 No Class SFN (11/15/08-11/19/08) |
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| Thursday 11/20/08 |
9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | TUTORIAL | |
| Friday 11/21/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Ben Cheyette | Axon Guidance |
| Monday 11/24/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Grae Davis | Growth Cone |
11/26/08 and 11/28/08No Class--Thanksgiving |
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December |
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| Monday 12/1/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Yuh Nung Jan | Dendrite Formation |
| Wed. 12/3/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Grae Davis | Synapse Formation |
| Friday 12/5/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | TUTORIAL | |
Friday |
3pm-4pm | MB RH-302 | Grae Davis | Synapse Formation |
| Monday 12/8/08 | 9am-11am | Class moved to 12/11/08! |
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| Wed. 12/10/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Arturo Alvarez-Buylla | Neuronal Migration |
| Thursday 12/11/08 |
9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Louis Ptacek | Human Neurogenetics I |
| Friday 12/12/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Arnold Kriegstein | Neurogenesis/Stem Cells |
| Monday 12/15/08 | 9am-11am | MB GH-S261 | Louis Ptacek | Human Neurogenetics II |
Courses
Course Materials
(UCSF Access Only)
September
9/3/08-Wednesday
Neurocytology Lab Notes
Neurocytology Presentation
Neurocytology Lab Presentation
Paper for 1pm class
9/4/08-Thursday
Overview
Gross Neuroanatomy Background
Gross Lab Notes
Background: Cranial Nerves
Cranial Nerves 1
Cranial Nerves 2
9/5/08-Friday
Neural Tube and Brain Development Presentation
Spinal Cord Information
Spinal Cord Presentation
Imaging Presentation
Imaging Notes
Imaging References9/8/08-Monday
Cord Problem Set
Brainstem Presentation
Brainstem Lab Notes
9/9/08-Tuesday
Brainstem Problem Set
Motor Systems
Motor Sytems Readings:
From Kandel, Jessel and Schwartz read:
pp. 663-673
pp. 757-770
pp. 833-841
pp. 853-867
9/10/08-Wednesday
Thalamus9/11/08-Thursday
Limbic Pathways
Cortex Presentation
Problem Set
9/12/08-Friday
Background Reading 1
Background Reading 2
Background Reading 3
9/15/08-Monday
Math Tutorial 1
Math Tutorial 2
Math Tutorial Presentation
9/16/08-Tuesday
Current Flow Presentation
Resting Potential Presentation9/17/08-Wednesday
Macromolecules Presenation
Voltage Actication Presentation
Reading 1
Review of electrical fundamentals
Intro to Reaction Rates
Background Reading 1
Background Reading 2
Background Reading 3
Background Reading 4
Background Reading 59/18/08-Thursday
Problem Set9/19/08-Friday
Computer Simulation
Action Potential CNS9/24/08-Wednesday
Problem Set9/25/08-Thursday
9/26/08-9/29/08
Lecture
Reading List
Background Reading
Paper
Papers Discussed in Class
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Paper 6
October
10/2/08-Thursday
Problem Set
Number of gaps derivation10/3/08-Friday
Paper 1
Paper 2
Study Guide10/6/08-Monday
Presentation-Updated 10/10/0810/8/08-Wednesday
Presentation10/10/08-Friday
Article 1
Article 210/13/08, 10/15/08, 10/17/08
Presentation
Binomial Distribution
Problem Set
Readling List10/20/08-Monday
Presentation10/22/08-Wednesday
Paper
Discussion10/24/08-Friday
Presentation10/27/08-Monday
Presentation10/29/08-Wednesday
Paper10/31/08-Friday
(class moved to 11/4/08)
November
11/3/08 & 11/4/08
Presentation11/5/08-Wednesday
Paper 1
Paper 211/12/08-Wednesday
Presentation11/14/08-Friday
Presentation
Problem Set I11/20/08-Thursday
11/21/08-Friday
Presentation11/24/08-Monday
December
12/1/08-Monday
Presentation12/3/08-Wednesday
Problem Set II12/5/08-Friday
12/10/08-Wednesday
Presentation12/11/08-Thursday
Presentation12/12/08-Friday
12/15/08-Monday
Presentation