Biology 5571 Cellular Neurobiology
Instructor: James E. Huettner, Ph.D.
Department of Cell
Biology and Physiology
jhuettner@wustl.edu
362-6624 phone
This course will present a fully integrated
overview of nerve cell structure, function and development at the molecular and
cellular level. Broad topics to be covered include gene structure and
regulation in the nervous system, quantitative analysis of voltage- and
chemically-gated ion channels, presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms of
chemical neurotransmission, sensory transduction, neurogenesis and migration,
axon guidance and synapse formation. Ten lectures plus four
hours of discussion per week for 6 weeks. There will be two exams and a
written research proposal, as well as homework problems and summaries of
discussion papers. Prerequisites: graduate standing or permission of the
instructor. Credit 6 units.
Washington University School of Medicine