Deborah Bauer
Associate Teaching Professor in Neuroscience
Neuroscientist with an interest in cells, molecules, and active learning.
I am excited to share my passion for neuroscience with students. My educational background is in molecular neuroscience, with a focus on glutamate transporters. I teach across the curriculum including: Introduction to Neuroscience: From Neurons to Clinic (101), Intermediate Neuroscience I (201), Intermediate Neuroscience II (202), Excitation, Plasticity, and Disease (305) with Laboratory, and Advanced Topics in Neuroscience: Neuropharmacology (332). I love the interactive nature of teaching and am excited to foster discussions about complex topics in neuroscience.
Outside of neuroscience I enjoy ultimate frisbee, hiking, visual art, and board games.
Education
- B.A., Wellesley College
- Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Current and upcoming courses
Intermediate Neuroscience I with Lab
NEUR201
This course delves deeper into key concepts in neuroscience that were introduced in NEUR 101, including neural circuits and brain disorders. The course will also introduce additional topics, such as computational approaches and sensory systems. In the associated laboratory students will learn neuroanatomy and histological techniques, as well as practice modeling neurons computationally and scientific communication.
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Neuropharmacology
NEUR332
Neuropharmacology is the study of how drugs act on the nervous system. In this course, you will learn the molecular mechanisms of drug action, increase your depth of knowledge of the various neurotransmitter systems, and apply this knowledge to understand how drugs are used to treat disorders of the nervous system including pain, sleep disorders, affective disorders, addiction, schizophrenia, neurodegeneration, seizures, and stroke. You will have the opportunity to discuss primary literature, lead class discussions, and investigate the properties of drugs that appear in the popular press. Through these experiences you will improve your reading, critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills.