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What does it take to study a disease that can take away a person’s ability to walk?
In this Duke University biology course, undergraduate students are doing real research—dissecting fruit flies, imaging neurons, and investigating how genetic mutations affect the connections between nerves and muscles. Their work focuses on Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive loss of movement.
This isn’t a simulation. It’s hands-on science, where failure, repetition, and discovery are all part of the process—and where even small findings can contribute to a deeper understanding of human disease.
Course: NEUROSCI 388LS: Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Instructors: Nina Sherwood, Emily Ozdowski
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Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.
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What does it take to study a disease that can take away a person’s ability to walk?
In this Duke University biology course, undergraduate students are doing real research—dissecting fruit flies, imaging neurons, and investigating how genetic mutations affect the connections between nerves and muscles. Their work focuses on Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive loss of movement.
This isn’t a simulation. It’s hands-on science, where failure, repetition, and discovery are all part of the process—and where even small findings can contribute to a deeper understanding of human disease.
Course: NEUROSCI 388LS: Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Instructors: Nina Sherwood, Emily Ozdowski
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲
Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.
Subscribe ➡️ youtube.com/@dukeuniversity
𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 #𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲
Home: https://duke.edu/
News: https://today.duke.edu/
X (Formerly Twitter): @DukeU
Instagram: @dukeuniversity
Facebook: @dukeuniv
LinkedIn: @DukeUniversity
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