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NEUR 105 PO - Neuroimmunology: Molecular and Cellular Interactions Between the Nervous and Immune Systems


CrsNo NEUR105 PO

When Offered: Fall 2013.

Instructor(s): J. Watanabe

The course explores the role of immune molecules in neural development, and the bi-directional mechanisms by which the brain and immune system communicate with each other in health and during injury or infection. Topics include: innate immunity in brain development, inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, central nervous system infections, autoimmune diseases, and the immune system in psychiatric disorders. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluating readings from the primary literature, experimental design and scientific writing. Letter grade only. Prerequisites:  NEUR 101 PO.



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