FRS 001J —
Sec. 001 —
(1 unit) — CRN 35570 — W 4:10-5:30 pm — 3 Wellman
Biology of Cell Death
Instructor: Leon Hall, Department of Anesthesiology &
Pain Medicine,
School of Medicine
Description: This is a 1 quarter (8 1.5 hour sessions) seminar
course designed to provide a basic background in the biology of the
cellular death
processes, with emphasis on understanding the importance of cell
death in normal
and patho-biology. The course is designed to introduce the topic of cell death
providing relevant knowledge of the mechanisms. The goals of the seminar are to
provide students who intend to pursue studies in biomedical research or health
sciences with an understanding of one of the major fields of research
investigation,
cell death. The seminar series will help students to develop the skill required
to research and review topics in biomedical science and help them to
develop good
presentation skills, while being introduced to a topic of great importance in
biomedical science.
Format: The course will be taught over 8 1.5 hour time blocks.
General lectures will be given on modes of cell death in normal and
patho-biology,
mechanisms of cell death induction and regulation/control, and in the role of
cell death in injury or disease relevant to the central nervous
system. Students
will be provided with reading material in the form of review papers/manuscripts
and will be expected to prepare for lectures by reading this material. Students
will present short presentation to each other on an area of cell
death research.
Grading: Class participation - 1/3—Students will
be expected to participate in class discussions and critical analysis
of student
presentations. Students will be expected to write short summary reports on each
presentation.
Presentation - 1/3—Students will select a topic that must
include cell death
as a primary focus, research the topic, and provide a presentation
reviewing the
topic (e.g. cell death in cancer, mechanisms of cell death in
Alzheimer's disease).
Written examination - 1/3—Short examination consisting of multiple choice
and short answer question covering all areas of cell death covered in
class.
About the Instructor: Dr. Hall is a faculty member
in the School
of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology. His research interests include lipid
and stem cell mediated gene therapy application to traumatic brain and spinal
cord injury, with emphasis on cell death control/regulation, neuroprotection,
and axonal regeneration.