Course title
生命工学フロンティア特論Ⅰ   [Frontiers of Biotechnology and Life Science I]
Course category common courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year   Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 1060701
Instructor(s)
篠原 恭介   [SHINOHARA Kyosuke]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
Topics in neuroscience field from basic research in neural development and ageing to brain imaging technology and clinical neuroscience will be covered by NCNP researchers. Each lecturer will talk about cutting edge of his/her research area in neurology/psychiatry/developmental disorders/muscular disorders in this lecture series.

Google clasroom classcode: sfbhvgo
Expected Learning
This series of lectures aims to give students general understanding of research topics dealt with in NCNP.
Course schedule
Topic for each lecture:
Week1 “About this lecture series; Mechanism of neurodegeneration and roles of environmental factors on it” by Toshiyuki Araki (Department of Peripheral Nervous System Research, NCNP)

Week2  “Biomarkers for psychiatric and neuronal disorders.” By Kohtaro Hattori (Department of Mental Disorder Research, NCNP)

Week3 “Beauty and pleasure as a survival strategy.” By Manabu Honda (Department of Functional Brain research, NCNP)

Week4 “Crosstalk between immune system, vascular system and nervous system” By Rieko Muramatsu (Department of Molecular Pharmacology)

Week5 “Autism research using primates ” Noritaka Ichinohe (Department of Ultrastructural Research)

Week6  “Genome editing” By Takayoshi Inoue (Department of Demyelinating Disease and Aging, NCNP)

Week7  “Molecular mechanism and functional roles of novel type of autophagy” by Tomohiro Kabuta (Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, NCNP)

Week8 “Frontier of muscle research (disease pathology and treatment) " Yoshitsugu Aoki (Director, Genetic Disease Treatment Research Department)

Week9 “Sleep and memory medicine in the development of treatment and prevention methods for stress-related disorders and anxiety disorders” Kenichi Kuriyama (Department of Psychophysiology, NCNP)

Week10 “Computational psychiatry “ By Yuuichi Yamashita (Department of Functional Brain research, NCNP)

Week11 “Lateral inhibition (Notch signaling)” By Hideta Fujii (Laboratory for Neuronal development)

Week12  Summary1
Week13 Summary2
Week14 Summary3
Week15 Summary4
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
See NCNP website for research of each lecturer. Textbooks will be referred in the lectures.
References
Assessment/Grading
Class participation: 30%
Written assignments: 70%
Message from instructor(s)
All visiting professors welcome participation of motivated students for exploring the future of neurology and psychiatry.
Course keywords
Neurology, psychiatry, muscle diseases, developmental disorders
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
4/1/2022 11:36:02 AM