The Molecular Neurodegeneration 2015This highly-regarded course provides a cutting edge examination of the molecular basis of neurodegeneration and the development of treatment strategies. Many parallels are evident between different neurodegenerative diseases and this course will highlight and discuss, in detail, the common themes across neurodegenerative processes. Course participants will gain an insight into the current understanding of both rare and common neurological disorders, the strengths and weaknesses of experimental evidence and how this knowledge can be applied to develop therapies.

Course topics will include:
•  Pathological events in human neurodegeneration
•  Development of therapeutic approaches
•  Genetic variation in inherited and sporadic disease
•  Role of pathogenic proteins
•  Use of in vivo models to study neurological pathogenesis
•  The application of high content approaches
•  Genome editing: methods and applications

Course tutors
Mark Cookson National Institutes of Health, USA
Beverly Davidson The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Harry Orr University of Minnesota, USA
Nicholas Wood University College London, UK

Confirmed speakers
Susan Ackerman Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Karen Duff Columbia University, USA
Constantino Iadecola Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
Rick Livesey University of Cambridge, UK
Huw Morris University College London, UK
David Nelson Baylor College of Medicine, USA
David Rubinsztein University of Cambridge, UK
Marka van Blitterswijk Mayo Clinic,Jacksonville, USA