Course Director: Marguerite Hatch (hatchma@pathology.ufl.edu)
3rd Module
Mon,Wed,Fri 9:00-10:00 am
Room D6-10
This 12 lecture-discussion module is structured to introduce students to the integration between basic and clinical research on the cellular and molecular pathogenesis of liver diseases. The course will provide students with an overview of the natural history of selected human diseases, their diagnosis and clinical management (bench to bedside theory). This will be followed by in-depth discussions concerning the pathology of liver diseases, with particular attention focused on both the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of these diseases.
Dr. B. Petersen
1. Basic liver physiology and pathobiology (Oct 31st)
2. Liver regeneration (Nov 5th)
Dr. Jae-Sung Kim
3. Mitochondrial dysfunction in liver diseases (Nov 7th)
Dr. Kevin Behrns
4. Bench to Bedside in Chronic Liver Disease (Nov 9th)
Dr. B. Goldberger
5. Pharmacogenomics and drug toxicity: Part I (Nov 14th)
6. Pharmacogenomics and drug toxicity: Part II (Nov 16th)
Dr. Chen Liu
7. Cytokines and liver diseases (Nov 19th)
8. Liver and the immune system (Nov 21st)
9. The pathogenesis of viral hepatitis (Nov 26th)
10. Liver cancer: etiology and pathology (Nov 28th)
Dr. J. Scornik
11. Liver Transplantation (Nov 30th)
Dr. M. Hatch
12. Primary Hyperoxaluria: A genetically based liver disease with multi-organ effects (Dec 3rd)
13. Discussions on liver diseases, part I (Dec 5th)
14. Discussions on liver diseases, part II (Dec 7th)
Grading criteria: This module will consist of 12 lectures. Two lecture periods (#13- #14) are reserved for individual student presentations. Each topic will have publication references and reading materials which will be handed out prior to the lecture series. Grading (a letter grade) will be based on the combined assessment of class participation throughout the lecture period (Oct 31st – Dec 3rd), in addition to short presentations (~15 min) made by each student on a specific liver disease (Dec 5th and 7th).