Neuroinflammation

4.0 credits

This course will examine the roll of inflammation in the central nervous system and will highlight common mechanisms of response to a variety of neural insults, including autoimmunity, trauma, neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration. At the end of this course students will have an appreciation for the roles of glia, the acquired immune system and the innate immune system play in response to neural insults in the unique "immunoprivileged" environment of the CNS. Course offered during even years.