Elective courses

- Central and peripheral nervous systems. Cellular components of the nervous system: neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and others.
- Neurotransmitters, signalling networks and transfer of information.
- Molecular mechanisms associated with neurodegeneration: excitotoxicity, mitochondria, cellular stress, DNA damage, nuclear transport, homeostasis (proteostasis and ribostasis), RNA biology, aggregation of proteins and RNA, inflammatory processes and aging.
- Animal, cellular and tissue models of disease.
- Important neurodegenerative diseases: genetics, diagnostics, pathology, mechanisms, bioiformatics, therapies. The focus will be mainly on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, prion disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia.
- Neurodegenerative diseases in animals.
- Socioeconomic burden of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Prerequisites

The course has to be assigned to the student in his electronic index.
Access to examination only with completed laboratory practical and seminar.