Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Autumn Quarter 2009
• Winter Quarter 2010

Michele A. Kelly
BIOL 485
Seattle Campus

Senior Seminar in Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology

Supervised readings and group discussion. Prerequisite: BIOL 355.

Class description

Neurological Disorders: When Ethics and Biology Collide

This seminar course will cover topics related to neurological disorders and the ethical implications of prevention, testing, and treatment. Students will learn about three classes of disorders including mood, neurodegeneration, and pain. In addition to didactic lectures that will provide broad topic overviews, students will use primary literature to explore current theories on the biological basis of specific disorders including depression, Huntington’s Disease, and chronic pain. Finally, the ethical ramifications of prevention strategies, testing, and treatment of these specific disorders will be debated and discussed as a group. Attendance is required on the first day.

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