Autophagy and Neuroprotection

Cortona, Tuscany / May 7 – 14, 2016

Coordinator:
Steven Finkbeiner, University of California San Francisco, USA

Faculty:

David Rubinsztein, Cambridge University, UK
Ana Maria Cuervo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
Anne Simonsen, Oslo University, Norway
Patrice Codogno, INSERM U984 Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
Richard Youle, NINDS, Bethesda, USA

Zhenyu Yue, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

Autophagy, a major intracellular neuronal pathways for clearing proteins and damaged organelles, has captured the interest of neuroscientists because it is uniquely able to clear aggregated protein that may not fit into the proteasome, and protein aggregation is a common feature of a variety of neurological diseases. In addition, autophagy has also been implicated in mental illnesses and may have wide applications in the central nervous system. This Advanced Course will provide participants with a firm foundation into the biology of autophagy and the forms of autophagy that are specific to particular cargo, such as mitophagy. The participants will also familiarize themselves with the latest innovations to measure autophagy in biological systems, the links between autophagy and human disease, and strategies to target autophagy therapeutically.

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See other Advanced Courses in Cortona, Tuscany

The Molecular Stratagem of Glioblastoma. May 14-21, 2016

Brain Repair: From Regeneration to Cellular Reprogramming. May 21-28, 2016

Epigenetics of Psychiatric Disorders. May 28-June 4, 2016

Addictive Disorders. June 4-11, 2016

See the entire 2016 Program

Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies

Villa Principesca Il Palazzone
52044 Cortona – I

Abbazia di Novacella
Via Abbazia 1, 39040 Varna – I

Tel. +39.0577.1730037   info@nsas.it