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2026 – Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System: from Clinic to Bench

2026 – Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System: from Clinic to Bench

Date

March 2-6, 2026

Duration

40 hrs / 1.4 ECTs, one week – fulltime

Location

VU, VUmc

Organiser

Dr. Marianna Bugiani (VUmc) & Dr. Wilma van de Berg (VUmc)

Current Status

Ended

Price

Free

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Course details

About this course
This course dives into different neurodegenerative diseases of the nervous system. The field is advancing rapidly; causal genes have been identified, animal models have been developed and novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are applied. The course will cover clinical aspects, genetics, diagnostics, molecular mechanisms, cellular and animal models and therapeutics.
The course aims to provide up-to-date in-depth information on different neurodegenerative diseases.
The following topics will be covered during the course:
  • Dementia (Alzheimer and vascular dementia)
  • Motor diseases (Parkinson, Huntington)
  • White matter disease (MS, vanishing white matter)
  • Peripheral neuropathies
Lectures and neuropathology demo
Participants of the course should have basic understanding of the molecular biology of the cell, and neuroscience, corresponding with the materials listed below.
 The Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, Edited by Alberts et al.
  • Part I – Introduction to the Cell
  • Part II – Basic genetic mechanisms
  • Part IV – Internal organization of the cell
Neuroscience, 5th Edition 2012, Edited by Purves et al.
  • Unit I – ch 2-8: Neural Signalling
  • Unit III – ch 18: Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
  • Unit IV – ch 25: Repair and Regeneration of the Nervous system
  • Unit V – ch 31: Memory
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