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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