Presented as an integrated study of cells, basic tissues, and organ systems. The classical light microscopic approaches are supplemented by information derived from electron microscopy. Mixture of lectures, labs and self-instruction . See Medical School Freshman Schedule for time. Normal and abnormal human embryogenesis and organogenesis are presented through lectures and demonstrations.
Special lectures emphasize the cause and treatment of malformations.
See Medical School Freshman Schedule for time. Topics may include cell and tract labeling, electrophysiology, protein blotting and immunohistochemistry, cell culture microscopy, and basic molecular biology. To provide graduate students in the neurosciences with a solid foundation in electrophysiology, so they can apply electrophysiological concepts and methods to their research activities. Structure and function of the nervous system from a molecular perspective including description of membrane proteins, channels and receptors in neurons and glia. Discussion of the role of such molecular structures in the nervous system.