LSC-30039 - Module Specification School of Life Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences
For academic year: 2020/21 Last Updated: 25 February 2021
LSC-30039 - Regeneration and Repair in the Nervous System
Coordinator: Yolanda Gomez Galvez
School Office: 01782 734414
Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Co-requisites
None
Prerequisites
LSC-20077 Neurodevelopment
Barred Combinations
None
Description for 2020/21
The adult nervous system displays quite a remarkable ability to regenerate following degeneration, or trauma. Furthermore, it has been extensively demonstrated that primary neuronal tissue/cells can be transplanted into the adult nervous system, and given an appropriate time period can integrate with the host tissue, ultimately restoring neurological function. In this module, you will explore regeneration and repair strategies across the peripheral and central (brain and spinal cord) nervous systems, and examine their application in an array of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord trauma and stroke. The module is taught via a series of lectures, and the tutors on this module are drawn from researchers with an active programme in nervous system regeneration and repair. Additionally, thanks to the in-course assessments, you will explore and learn two important and essential skills in science: how to write a grant proposal and how to critically peer-review.
To provide an in-depth grounding in the mechanisms underlying regeneration and repair in the nervous system, covering application of these mechanisms to a range of neurological disorders.
Intended Learning Outcomes
define and explain the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in repair and regeneration of the central and peripheral nervous system: 3evaluate evidence from experimental and clinical trials to draw own conclusions regarding the efficacy of neurological cell transplantation: 3discuss the efficacy of emerging sources of transplant tissue (i.e., Stem Cells, Genetically Modified Tissue), in relation to existing neurological disorders: 3evaluate and explain current bioengineering approaches used in repairing and regenerating the nervous system: 3prepare a grant proposal that in turn will be used in a peer-review process. This will enable students to critically and constructively evaluate both their own aims and methods (in writing the grant) and those presented in a grant written by a current student on the module: 1,2
Study hours
17 hours lectures2 hours seminars4 hours tutorials (Q&A sessions)30 hours for in-course assessment:- Assessment 1 (grant proposal): 20 hours- Assessment 2 (peer-review): 10 hours97 hours private study
School Rules
None
Description of Module Assessment