GMS 6063 - Mechanisms of Aging Spring 2009

Course Directors:  Christy Carter and Stephanie Wohlgemuth

Time:  1-3 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Room:  Aging and Rehabilitation Research Center (ARRC), Butler Building, 210 E. Mowry Rd

Module 2:  10 Feb – 19 Mar (spring break: 9-13 Mar)

Schedule
Day, Date Topic Presenter
T, 10 Feb Theories of aging
Leeuwenburgh
R, 12 Feb Mitochondrial theory of aging
Wohlgemuth
T, 17 Feb Mechanisms of aging in mammals: calorie restriction Carter
R, 19 Feb Murine models of longevity Carter
T, 24 Feb Functional aging: physical and cognitive performance
Carter
R, 26 Feb Hutchison-Gilford progeria and the nuclear lamina
Burke
T, 3 Mar “Anti-aging” interventions in humans Carter
R, 5 Mar Aging in S. cerevisiae Aris
T, 17 Mar Aging in C. elegans Aris
R, 19 Mar Aging in D. melanogaster Aris

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Background image - telomeres at termini of mitotic chromosomes (inverted color)