BIO 5401 Gerosci:Molecul/Cell Bio
This course is designed to give graduate students the fundamental, but necessarily cursory, knowledge of many of the multiple disciplines, concepts, models and techniques that are crucial for a well-rounded career path. The course will emphasize the molecular and cellular biology of aging and age-related pathology, but will provide students with the tools to delve into other aspects of basic aging research, including evolutionary biology, demography, epidemiology and bioinformatics. The course will also emphasize complexities and controversies in the field, and the increasing need to incorporate multiple approaches and disciplines into their research projects. 3 lecture hours.