NOTE to STUDENTS: If you need any accommodations related to attending/enrolling in this course, please contact one of the Graduate School’s 504 Coordinators, Cheryl Spitzenberger or Natalie Sirisaengtaksin. We ask that you notify GSBS in advance (preferably at least 3 days before the start of the semester) so we can make appropriate arrangements.
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Term and Year: Summer 2026 Course Number and Course Title: GS14 1071: Translational Neuroscience Credit Hours: 1 Meeting Location: In person Building/Room#: MSB 2.103 WebEx/Zoom Link: In person only |
Program Required Course: Yes Approval Code: No Audit Permitted: No Classes Begin: 05/18/26 Classes End: 08/03/26 Final Exam Week: |
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Class Meeting Schedule Mondays; 10:00 – 11:30 am. Except for May 18th 2pm to 3:30 pm |
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Course Director: Name & Title: Jun Li PhD Title: Professor Department: Neurology Institution: UTH Email Address: [email protected] Contact Number: 713-500-5143 Course Co-Director: Name & Title: Joo Eun Jung PhD Title: Associate Professor Department: Neurology Institution: UTH Email Address: [email protected] Contact Number: 713-500-7501 Office Hours: 8:00 am-5:00 pm |
Basic/Clinical Research Speakers: 1. Zhen Xu, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 2. Peng R. Chen MD UTH/ [email protected] 3. Giselli Scaini, PharmD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 4. Jair Soares, MD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 5. Dr. Barichello, Tatiana, PhD UTH 6. Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH UTH/ [email protected] 7. Jin Yoon, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 8. Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM UTH/ [email protected] 9. Gabriel Fries, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 10.Machado-Vieira, Rodrigo, MD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 11.John Lincoln, MD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 12. William Lindsey, MD UTH/ [email protected] 13. Venugopal Venna, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 14. Bharti Manwani, MD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 15. Tae Jin Lee, PhD UTH/ hui-wen. [email protected] 16. Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 17. Rodrigo Morales, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 18. Paul Schulz, MD UTH/ [email protected] 19. Fei Wang, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 20. Mya Schiess, MD UTH/ [email protected] 21. Andrey Tsvetkov, PhD UTH/ [email protected] 22. Erin Furr-Stimming, MD UTH/ [email protected] |
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Textbook/Supplemental Reading Materials (if any) · N/A |
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Course Objective/s: At the completion of this course, students will be able to understand general concepts associated with several diseases affecting the central and peripheral nervous system from basic and clinical perspectives. This will allow them to assess these diseases from different angles. Students will also be able to formulate projects with mechanistic and translational value. Specific Learning Objectives: 1. Understand basic and clinical concepts of diseases affecting the nervous system. 2. Formulate questions involving clinical and molecular importance. 3. Write, and submit for evaluation, an NIH-style specific aims page in any area discussed during the lectures. Instructions will be provided later. |
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Student responsibilities and expectations: Students are expected to read publications assigned by the speakers (if any) in advance . These publications will be related to the topic and the research the presenters will cover. The students will need to write a one- page-long research proposal related to their own current research, or from any topic discussed during this course. The goal of this assignment is to make the students aware about the potential translational component of their current research projects. Attendees will also be requested to provide a one paragraph comment after each session (no later than the Wednesday following the session). |
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Grading System: Pass/Fail |
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Student Assessment and Grading Criteria : (May include the following:) Homework ( 20 %) Quiz ( %) Presentation ( %) Midterm Exams ( %) Final Exam ( 50 %) Workshop or Breakout-Session ( %) Attendance ( 30 %) |
CLASS SCHEDULE
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Day/Date |
Duration (Hour (s) taught by the lecturer) |
Lecture Topic |
Lecturer/s |
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05/18 2 pm |
1.5 hrs. |
Bipolar Disorder |
Dr. Rodrigo Machado-Vieira Dr. Gabriel Fries |
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06/01 |
1.5 hrs. |
Addiction |
Dr. Michael Weaver Dr. Jin Yoon |
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06/08 |
1.5 hrs |
Aneurysm
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Dr. Peng R. Chen Dr. Zhen Xu |
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06/15 |
1.5hrs |
Multiple Sclerosis |
Dr. John Lincoln Dr. William Lindsey |
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06/22 |
1.5 hrs |
Meningitis |
Dr. Barichello, Tatiana Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun |
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06/29 |
1.5 hrs |
Alzheimer’s Disease |
Dr. Paul Schulz Dr. Rodrigo Morales |
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07/06 |
1.5 hrs. |
Neurooncological Diseases |
Dr. Jay-Jiguang Zhu Dr. Tae Jin Lee |
07/13 |
1.5 hrs |
Depression |
Dr. Jair Soares Dr. Giselli Scaini |
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07/20
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1.5 hrs. |
Stroke |
Dr. Bharti Manwani Dr. Venugopal Venna |
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07/27 |
1.5 hrs |
Parkinson’s Disease |
Dr. Mya Schiess Dr. Fei Wang |
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08/03
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1.5 hrs. |
Huntington’s Disease |
Dr. Erin Furr-Stimming Dr. Andrey Tsvetkov |