DOCTORAL COURSE UNIT DESCRIPTION
Course unit title |
Scientific direction Scientific code |
Faculty |
Department (s) |
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Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction |
Biochemistry N 004 Biophysics N 011 |
Life Sciences Center |
Institute of Biosciences |
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Mode of studies |
Number of credits |
Mode of studies |
Number of credits |
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Lectures |
0 |
Consultations |
5 |
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Self-studies |
5 |
Seminars |
0 |
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Aims of course |
To develop: ability to work in group with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds and to take the initiative; ability to learn and to teach, to increase knowledge, to search for new or missing information in various databases; ability to apply the knowledge and understanding in practice; ability to understand the structure and functions of the nervous system at various levels of organization; ability to understand and explain the principles of the ways organism receive and process external and internal information; ability to design experiments, to analyze, critically evaluate data and to present research findings both in writing and orally. |
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Main topics |
1. Ion diffusion 2. Principles of channel mechanisms 3. Diversity and structure of potential gated ion channels 4. Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release, function of neuroglia 5. Postsynaptic ligand gated receptors 6. Structure and function of G protein binding receptors 7. Molecular mechanisms of sensory transduction 8. Molecular mechanisms of motor transduction 9. Diversity of brain modulatory systems 10. Axon growth and guidance 11. Neurotrophic factors 12. Synaptic plasticity 13. Mechanisms of epilepsy 14. Mechanisms of mood disorders 15. Mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases |
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Main literature |
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Purves, Dale, 2018, Neuroscience, Oxford University Press |
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L.R. Squire, 2012, Fundamental Neuroscience, Academic Press |
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G.J. Siegel, 2012, Basic Neurochemistry, Philadelphia: Lippincott,Williams & Wilkins |
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Assessment strategy |
Assessment criteria |
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Exam, seminar presentation |
Assessment of duration of presentation, number of illustrations, clarity of presentation, answering of questions, discussion of possible mechanisms of neuropathologies. |
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Coordinator(s): Name, surname |
Scientific degree |
Pedagogical rank |
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Gytis Svirskis |
PhD |
Approved by the Council of Graduate School of Life Sciences Center No 600000-…-… on the …. of …… 2021 |
Chairman |