Experimental Approaches to
Complex Genetic Disease


Course Directors: Joachim Herz and Lisa Monteggia
Course Schedule
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Location:
Room K4.600
(Physiology Conference Room) for the entire course.
Time: 9 am - 10.30 am
Monday, March 21
Lisa Monteggia
Manipulating Genes in the Mouse - Experimental Approaches


Wednesday, March 23
Lisa
Monteggia
Exploring Brain Function in the Mouse

Monday, March 28
Joachim Herz
I. Experimental Genetics of Lipoprotein
Metabolism, Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease

Wednesday, March 30
Joachim Herz
II. Experimental Genetics of Lipoprotein Metabolism,
Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease

Monday, April 4
Michael White
Use and prospects of small inhibitory RNA (RNAi) for gene
manipulation in vivo
Wednesday, April 6
Robert
Gerard
Viral Vectors for Gene Transfer in vitro and in vivo


Monday, April 11
Phil
Thomas
Cystic Fibrosis
Wednesday, April 13
Dan Garry
Stem Cells

Monday, April 18
Malu Tansey
Ex vivo Gene Therapy Approaches and Parkinson's Disease


Wednesday, April 20
James Bibb
Molecular Approaches to Addiction
Monday, April 25
Helen Hobbs
Mapping of Human Disease Genes

Wednesday, April 27
Ralph Shohet
Cardiovascular Gene Transfer

Monday, May 2
Makoto Kuro-o
Mechanisms of Aging

Wednesday, May 4
Joyce Repa
Microarray and Real Time PCR Approaches to Diabetes


Monday, May 9
Gail Tomlinson
Molecular Basis of Cancer Development and Treatment
Wednesday, May 11
Oral Exam
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specific
reading assignments