Teaching
I have been fortunate to have taught hundreds of wonderful students during my time at the University of Maryland. Courses that I teach include:
Undergraduate
BSCI452 - Diseases of the Nervous System. This course was previously BSCI338N and has also been offered as a Science in the Evening course,
BSCI452SIE
Graduate
NACS640 - Foundations in Neuroscience
NACS644 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
In addition, I frequently also give guest lecture on invertebrate chemosensation (BIOL708Q) and neuroethology (BSCI360).
Undergraduate
BSCI452 - Diseases of the Nervous System. This course was previously BSCI338N and has also been offered as a Science in the Evening course,
BSCI452SIE
Graduate
NACS640 - Foundations in Neuroscience
NACS644 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
In addition, I frequently also give guest lecture on invertebrate chemosensation (BIOL708Q) and neuroethology (BSCI360).
BSCI452 - Disease of the Nervous System
My main teaching obligation is BSCI452 - Diseases of the Nervous, which is offered every semester. BSCI452 is a functional neuroanatomy course designed to make learning circuits fun! The course was inspired by my time at UCSD where I learned neuroanatomy from two leaders in the field, Drs. Glenn Northcutt and Harvey Karten. The course emphasizes clinically relevant circuits and we use case studies, radiology, physical models, digital models, and even iPhone apps to teach students the basic neuroscience behind a variety of neurological disorders. In addition, the course has been blessed to have world leaders in neurological disorders visit us for guest lectures.
Check out who's visited BSCI452!
Thomas M. Hyde, MD, Ph.D. - Chief Medical Officer The Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Philip Schneider, MD - Spine Surgery Montgomery Orthopaedics
Kareem Zaghloul, M.D., Ph.D. - Brain Surgery NINDS
Mark R. Gilbert, MD - Chief Neuro-Oncology Branch Senior Investigator NCI
Elizabeth Quinlan Ph.D - University of Maryland Department of Biology
Carson Smith, Ph.D - University of Maryland Department of Kinesiology
Gregory Mathews, MD - Epilepsy / Neurology Holy Cross Hospital
Alan Leshner, Ph.D - Chief Executive Officer Emeritus AAAS Former Director of NIDA
Matt Roesch, Ph.D. - University of Maryland Department of Psychology
Jing Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - Investigator Neuro-Oncology Branch NCI
Francis McMahon, M.D. - Chief, Human Genetics Branch NIH
Katherine E. Warren, M.D. - Senior Investigator - Pediatric Oncology Branch
Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E. - Deputy Director of NIDA
Michael Twery, Ph.D. - Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
Check out who's visited BSCI452!
Thomas M. Hyde, MD, Ph.D. - Chief Medical Officer The Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Philip Schneider, MD - Spine Surgery Montgomery Orthopaedics
Kareem Zaghloul, M.D., Ph.D. - Brain Surgery NINDS
Mark R. Gilbert, MD - Chief Neuro-Oncology Branch Senior Investigator NCI
Elizabeth Quinlan Ph.D - University of Maryland Department of Biology
Carson Smith, Ph.D - University of Maryland Department of Kinesiology
Gregory Mathews, MD - Epilepsy / Neurology Holy Cross Hospital
Alan Leshner, Ph.D - Chief Executive Officer Emeritus AAAS Former Director of NIDA
Matt Roesch, Ph.D. - University of Maryland Department of Psychology
Jing Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - Investigator Neuro-Oncology Branch NCI
Francis McMahon, M.D. - Chief, Human Genetics Branch NIH
Katherine E. Warren, M.D. - Senior Investigator - Pediatric Oncology Branch
Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E. - Deputy Director of NIDA
Michael Twery, Ph.D. - Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
Just some of the fun we have in BSCI452
Behold the Neuro-ophthalmic inTERPreter!
Here is a working physical model of the six muscles that control the eyes. The muscles are rubber bands with are attached to servos that are driven by a small servo controller. Each controller knob is split first to both eyes and then split again to drive agonist and antagonist muscles. So a single knob controls the 4 muscles involved in lateral gaze, vertical gaze, and torsion! What a fun way to learn about eye movements! Don't have your own Neuro-ophthalmic inTERPreter at home? That's OK, we've got you covered. Here is a brilliant digital version coded up by Noah Kupinsky from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD. Neuro-ophthalic inTERPreter Digital (Note: this is unlikely to work well on a simple mobile device and may require a desktop for proper graphics processing) |
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