Faculty First Year Seminars 191BIOC3 - Inhibitory Neurotransmitters

GABA receptors are the most common inhibitory neurotransmitters in the vertebrate nervous system. They are bound by a variety of drugs, including alcohol and benzodiazepines. How GABA receptors are expressed and regulated continues to be of great interest to the medical and scientific community. Additionally, identifying and designing new drugs that bind GABA receptors could be very useful in treating psychiatric illness. This course will include an introduction to scientific literature and writing. We will focus on reading and discussing the GABA receptor literature. Students will have the opportunity to select papers and topics that interest them. The course will culminate in writing a short paper reviewing what we have learned.

Freshmen Only