Biology of Health and Disease

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Science is generating new views of what it means to age; we know that the brain continues to be plastic and to benefit from experience throughout life, and that though genes matter, their effects can be modified by experience throughout life. This course will be a team-taught seminar exploring primary and secondary aging, genetic and environmental influences on aging and their interactions, cell senescence and death, and current and evolving areas of research.