Graduate students can register to receive 1 credit for the course. This journal cub, which has been running continuously for more than ten years, is an extension of the Kung-Lab activities. Emphasis is placed on concepts and techniques related to the students' ion-channel research. It is regularly attended by some 10 to 15 people, mostly members of the Kung lab. This is also a one-credit course, Genetics 677.
Newcomers are welcome.
All aspects of cell death in the central nervous system are covered. Presentations are rotated alphabetically by name and coordinated by Ron Kalil, with help from Jim Franklin, Peter Lipton, and Dandan Sun. Specific topics vary from year to year. Discussions of past years have centered around neurotransmitters, respiratory motor control, and a spinal cord and brain stem emphasis. Participants include Mary Behan, Jerry Bisgaurd, Vjekoslav Miletic, Gordon Mitchell, and members of their labs.