MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process

Spring 2008

MWF 12-1, 120 Latimer

Professor:Paola S. Timiras ()

Teaching Assistant: Sundari Chetty ()

Lect.DateLecture TitleChap.*Lecturer

1January 23“The Journey of Life: Development, Adulthood, Aging”1PS Timiras

2January 25Demography of Aging2J Wilmoth

3January 28 Theories of Aging5PS Timiras

4January 30Delaying (or accelerating) the degenerative diseases of aging 5, 6B Ames

5February 1Comparative Aging3PS Timiras

6February 4Functional Assessment of the Elderly I3PS Timiras

7February 6Functional Assessment of the Elderly II3PS Timiras

8February 8Diseases of Aging I3PS Timiras

9February 11Cellular Senescence4J Campisi

10February 13Telomeres4J Campisi

11February 15Replicative Aging in Budding Yeast4M McMurray

February 18President’s Day Holiday

12February 20Epidemiology of Aging3W Satariano

13February 22Diseases of Aging II3PS Timiras

February 25MIDTERM 1

14February 27Aging of the Nervous System, Structural Changes6S Chetty

15February 29Brain Imaging and Memory7M. D’Esposito

16March 3Apoptosis4J Campisi

17March 5Aging of the Visual System8 G Haegerstrom-Portnoy

18March 7Aging of the Nervous System, Functional Changes7, 8PS Timiras

19March 10Aging of the Cardiovascular System15, 16PS Timiras

20March 12Atherosclerosis15, 16PS Timiras

21March 14Aging of the Cardiovascular System – Lipoproteins16T Forte

22March 17Promoting Health and Longevity Interventions: Exercise 24

Bioenergetics (To Be Announced)

23March 19Aging of Skeletal Muscle20F Navazio

March 21Aging of Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Failure20F Navazio March 24-28 Spring Recess

24March 31Aging of the Skeleton (To Be Announced)20

25April 2Effects of Aging on Mobility and Independence20A Poggio

26April 4MIDTERM 2

27April 7The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal System9PS Timiras

28April 9Stress, Adaptation, Longevity9PS Timiras

29April 11The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Thyroid System12PS Timiras

30April 14The Female Reproductive System10PS Timiras

31April 16Hormone Replacement Therapy 9, 10, 11, 12, 13PS Timiras

32April 18Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, and Aging13PS Timiras

33April 21Male Reproductive System11PS Timiras

34April 23Immune System I14H Sternberg

35April 25Immune System II14H Sternberg

36April 28Aging of the Urinary Tract and the Prostate18PS Timiras

37April 30The Lung – An Environmentally Embattled Organ17PS Timiras

38May 2Aging of the Gastrointestinal Tract19PS Timiras

39May 5Aging of the Skin21J Napoli

40May 7Nutrition and Aging23F Navazio

41May 9Towards Independent Living of the Elderly: Information25R Bajcsy

and Communication Technology

42May 12Pharmacology and Drug Management in the Elderly22PS Timiras

MaY 19final exam 12:30 – 3:30

* From the text (Optional):Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics, 4rd Ed. Informa Healthcare, NY, 2007

tests and grading

There will be two midterms and one final examination.

There will be no make-up examination. If you miss one midterm test because of illness, you must present a written, verifiable medical excuse and your grade for the course will be calculated on a pro-rated score.

The letter grade at the end of the Spring semester will be determined from numerical grades distributed as follows:

Midterms (2 x 100)200 points

Final (5/15, 12:30-3:30)200 points

Final Exam Group 11: MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 1230-330P

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