Date
March 2-6, 2026
Duration
40 hrs / 1.4 ECTs, one week – fulltime
Location
VU, VUmc
Organizer
Wilma van de Berg
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
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
