GENE757 STEM CELLS AND NEUROBIOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2190757 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Molecular Biology And Genetics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ERKAN KÝRÝÞ |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Stem cells and neurobiology. Stem cell-based technologies in Neurobiology. Stem-cell derived neural cell types for basic research. Stem cell-derived neural models as drug discovery platforms. Therapeutic applications of stem cells in Neurobiology. Induced pluripotent stem cells and neurodegenerative disease modeling. CRISPR/Cas9 strategies for genome editing in neurodegenerative diease modeling.. Two-and three-dimensional neural cultures generated from stem cells.
