Are you interested in the heart and want to learn more about the heart and hot topics in heart research? The main topics of this course are cardiac electrophysiology and cardiovascular biology.
Covered subjects include pathogenesis and treatment of ischemic heart disease, the role of immune system, tissue engineering, cardiomyocyte biology, calcium signalling in the heart, cardiac stem cells, heart rhythm disturbances and cellular electrophysiology. Students will follow lectures both from a clinical and a basic research perspective and will have lab tours.
Period
20-08-2012 - 31-08-2012 (2 weeks)
Target group
Advanced bachelors from the life sciences studies. Basic knowledge of cellular biology and molecular biology is assumed, as is proficiency in English.
Course aim
To provide the student with an up-to-date overview of cardiac physiology and cardiovascular biology.
Credits
3.0 ECTS credits Certificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 935: Course + course materials + housing
Course leader
Dr. Teun de Boer
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400
Cardiac Function in Health and Disease
