November 17-25, 2008
Aga Khan University Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine in collaboration with International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) is conducting a course on Neuroscience (The IBRO-VLTP Course) from November 17-25, 2008.
Topics
- Principles of neural signaling
- Structure, function and formation of synapses
- Channels and receptors
- Sensory transduction
- Signal processing in the visual system
- Neural development and regeneration
- Mechanisms of plasticity
Lecturers
- Professor Jonathan Ashmore, University College London, UK
- Professor Enrico Cherubini, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Italy
- Professor Jack McMahan, Stanford University, USA
- Professor John Nicholls, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Italy
- Professor David Weisblat, University of California, USA
Registration
Interested candidates must submit the registration form via email as an attachment to mohammad.wasay@aku.edu by September 15, 2008.
Organisers
- Dr Mohammad Wasay, Department of Medicine, AKU
- Professor Uel Jackson McMahan, Department of Neurobiology, Standford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Californa, USA
For further information, please contact: Conference Secretariat, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Tel: +92-21 493-0051 Ext. 4578/4584; Email: conf.sect@aku.edu
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