[BIC-announce] NEUR507 2016 edition

[Alexey Kostikov, Dr]

Dear BIC members and friends,

PET/radiochemistry unit of the BIC is offering a graduate course in PET imaging modality NEUR 507 for the Fall 2016 semester
Where: Bell room of the MNI
When: Mondays 9:00 - 11:00 am.
Lecturers: Drs. Alex Thiel, Jean-Paul Soucy, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Paul Gravel, Alexey Kostikov.
Credits: 3
Brief description: The course deals with in vivo imaging using radioactive isotopes and is primarily focused on positron emission tomography (PET). PET has found research and clinical application in oncology, neurology and cardiology and is an especially powerful modality for imaging of neuroreceptors, cerebral blood flow and abnormal protein deposits in the brain. The course covers most of the topics related to PET from isotope production and radiotracers syntheses to image acquisition and reconstruction. Examples of PET studies of various neurotransmission systems and misfolded protein accumulation as well as their implications in various neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions will be explained. Understanding how radiochemistry, physics and math intermingle with the molecular biology and medicine will result in a deeper insight into the PET radiotracer design and the methods necessary to properly acquire and interpret the data.
Please contact Prof. Alexey Kositkov (alexey.kostikov at mcgill.ca<http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/bic-announce>) if you have any questions.

Looking forward to seeing you in class.

Alexey P. Kostikov, Dr.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery
McGill University
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