Areas covered include mechanisms underlying necrotic and apoptotic cell death during ischemic and traumatic brain damage and effective intervention to protect these damages. Both in vivo and in vitro studies are discussed. A salon-style format and an interdisciplinary focus are spinal to this journal club, but meetings will be guided by critical discussion of relevant primary literature. Wine and cheese are staples, meetings are monthly. Times are arranged each semester.
Emphasis is placed on concepts and techniques related to the students' ion-channel research.
All aspects of cell death in the central nervous system are covered. Discussions of past years have centered around neurotransmitters, respiratory motor control, and a spinal cord and brain stem emphasis. This new journal club will read and discuss papers regarding molecular mechanisms of neural development.