A toolbox for studying and developing therapies for human brain disorders 
(Seminars)
12 June 2012
3.30pm
Venue: Room 501.505, Level 5, Building 501, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Grafton Campus
Contact info: Robyn McDonald
Contact email: r.mcdonald@auckland.ac.nz
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology seminar by Professor Mike Dragunow, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology.
Currently there are no effective disease modifying treatments for human neurodegenerative, traumatic or ischemic brain disorders. We have been developing methods for studying and testing treatments for these brain disorders utilizing adult human brain tissue culture, human brain tissue microarray, molecular pharmacology, automated microscopy and high content analysis. This adult human brain drug discovery platform will be described and its application to studying disease causation and drug discovery discussed.
