Neuroscience Graduate Program

Neuroscience Graduate Program at UCSF

NS201A - Fall 2007

NS201A - Fall 2007
Basic Concepts in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Course Director: Dorit Ron
E-mail: dorit.ron@ucsf.edu

First class: Tuesday, September 4, 2007, S-20, Parnassus 2-5pm
Please view each date for the time and location of the class.

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
Tue. Sep 4	2-5pm	S-20(PH)	Dorit Ron/Jennifer LaVail	Introduction and Neurocytology Lab
Thur. Sep 6	2-4pm	GH Auditorium	Aaron Milstein	Electricity Tutorial
Fri. Sep 7			PIBS RETREAT	No Class
Tue. Sep 11	9-11am	GH S271	Kris Bouchard	Math Tutorial
Thur. Sep 13				No Class--Jewish New Year
Fri. Sep 14	9-11am	GH S202	Erik Ullian	Resting Potential
Tue. Sep 18	9-11am	GH S202	Erik Ullian	Electricity Current Flow
Thur. Sep 20	9-11am	GH S202	Erik Ullian	Problem Set #1
Fri. Sep 21	9-11am	GH S202	Jeffry Lansman	Moved to 9-26-07
Mon. Sep 24			NS Retreat	No Class
Tue. Sep 25			NS Retreat	No Class
Wed. Sep 26	9-11am	GH S202	Jeffry Lansman	Voltage Activiation 1
Thur. Sep 27	9-11am	GH S202	Yuriy Kirichok/Jeffry Lansman	Voltage Activiation 2/Channel diversity
Fri. Sep 28	9-11am	GH S202	Yuriy Kirichok	Channel Diversity
October
Tue. Oct 2	9-11am	GH S202	Jeffry Lansman	Problem Set #2
Wed. Oct 3	10am-12pm	PH-S1272 or MB-N274C	Jeffry Lansman/Yuriy Kirichok	Electrophysiology Demonstration
Thur. Oct 4	9-11am	GH S202	Julie Schnapf	Single Channel 1
Fri. Oct 5	9-11am	GH S202	Julie Schnapf	Single Channel 2
Tue. Oct 9	9-11am	GH S202	Julie Schnapf	Problem Set #3
Wed. Oct 10	9-11am	GH S202	Julie Schnapf	paper discussion
Fri. Oct 12	10a-12p	CL-222(PH)	Jeffry Lansman/Yuriy Kirichok	Computer Simulation
Tue. Oct 16	9-11am	GH S202	Peter Sargent	Synaptic Transmission 1
Thur. Oct 18	9-11am	GH S202	Peter Sargent	Synaptic Transmission 2
Fri. Oct 19	9-11am	GH S202	Peter Sargent	Synaptic Transmission 3
Tue. Oct 23	9-11am	GH S202	Peter Sargent	Synaptic Transmission 4
Thur. Oct 25	9-11am	GH S202	Peter Sargent	paper discussion
Fri. Oct 26	9-11am	GH S202	Steve Finkbeiner	Imaging Tutorial
Mon. Oct 29	9am		Exam pickup	Pick up in RH 484A
Tue. Oct 30	9am		Exam due	Drop off in RH 484A
November
Tue. Nov 6	9-11am	GH S202	Dan Minor	Protein tutorial
Wed. Nov 7	9-11am	S-174 (PH)	Dan Minor	Structure/Function I
Thur. Nov 8	9-11am	GH S202	Dan Minor	Structure/Function II
Fri. Nov 9	9-11am	GH S202 and GH S261	Dan Minor	paper discussion
Mon. Nov 12			UCSF Holiday	No Class
Tue. Nov 13	9-11am	GH S202	Robert Edwards	Neurotransmitter Release
Thur. Nov 15	9-11am	GH S202	Robert Edwards	Neurotransmitter Transporters
Fri. Nov 16	9-11am	GH S202	Robert Edwards	Synapse Organization
Tue. Nov 20	9-11am	GH S202	Robert Edwards	Paper Discussion
Thur. Nov 22			Thanksgiving Holiday	No Class
Fri. Nov 23			Thanksgiving Holiday	No Class
Tue. Nov 27	9-11am	GH S202	Dorit Ron	Signaling 1
Thur. Nov 29	9-11am	GH S202	Dorit Ron	Signaling 2
Fri. Nov 30	9-11am	GH S202	Dorit Ron	Signaling 3
December
Tue. Dec 4	9-11am	GH S202	Dorit Ron	Paper Discussion
Mon. Dec 10	9am		Exam pickup	Pick up in RH 484A
Wed. Dec 12	9am		Exam Due	Drop off in RH 484A
Wed. Dec 12	10am	GH S204	Steve Finkbeiner	Course Review