MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process



MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process

Spring 2007

MWF 12-1, 120 Latimer

Professor: Paola S. Timiras (timiras@berkeley.edu)

Teaching Assistant: Ryan Klimczak (RRK135@)

Lect. Date Lecture Title Chap.* Lecturer

1 January 17 “The Journey of Life: Development, Adulthood, Aging” 1 PS Timiras

2 January 19 Demography of Aging 2 PS Timiras

3 January 22 Epidemiology of Aging 3 W Satoriano

4 January 24 Delaying (or accelerating) the degenerative diseases of aging 5, 6 B Ames

5 January 26 Theories of Aging 6 PS Timiras

6 January 29 Cellular Senescence 4 J Campisi

7 January 31 Telomeres 4 J Campisi

8 February 2 Comparative Aging 3 PS Timiras

9 February 5 Diseases of Aging I 3 PS Timiras

10 February 7 Replicative Aging in Budding Yeast 4 M McMurray

11 February 9 Diseases of Aging II 3 PS Timiras

12 February 12 Functional Assessment of the Elderly I 3 PS Timiras

13 February 14 Functional Assessment of the Elderly II 3 PS Timiras

February 16 MIDTERM 1

February 19 President’s Day Holiday

14 February 21 Aging of the Nervous System, Structural Changes 7,8,9 PS Timiras

15 February 23 Aging of the Nervous System, Functional Changes 7,8,9 PS Timiras

16 February 26 Apoptosis 4 J Campisi

17 February 28 Aging of the Visual System 9 G Haegerstrom-Portnoy

18 March 2 Brain Imaging and memory 7, 8, 9 M. D’Esposito

19 March 5 Aging of the Cardiovascular System 16, 17 PS Timiras

20 March 7 Atherosclerosis 16 PS Timiras

21 March 9 Aging of the Cardiovascular System – Lipoproteins 17 T Forte

22 March 12 Promoting Health and Longevity Interventions: Exercise 24

Bioenergetics (To Be Announced)

23 March 14 Aging of Skeletal Muscle 21 F Navazio

24 March 16 Aging of Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Failure 21 F Navazio

25 March 19 Aging of the Skeleton (To Be Announced) 21

26 March 21 Effects if Aging on Mobility and Independance 14, 16, 21 A Poggio

March 23 MIDTERM 2

March 26-30 Spring Recess

March 30 Cesar Chavez Holiday

27 April 2 The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal System 10 PS Timiras

28 April 4 Stress, Adaptation, Longevity 10 PS Timiras

29 April 6 The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Thyroid System 13 PS Timiras

30 April 9 The Female Reproductive System 11 PS Timiras

31 April 11 Hormone Replacement Therapy Theory 11, 12, 19 PS Timiras

32 April 13 Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, and Aging 14 R. Klimczak

33 April 16 Male Reproductive System 12 PS Timiras

34 April 18 Immune System I 15 H Sternberg

35 April 20 Immune System II 15 H Sternberg

36 April 23 Aging of the Urinary Tract and the Prostate 19 PS Timiras

37 April 25 The Lung – An Environmentally Embattled Organ 18 PS Timiras

38 April 27 Aging of the Gastrointestinal Tract 20 PS Timiras

39 April 30 Aging of the Skin 22 J Napoli

40 May 2 Nutrition and Aging 24 F Navazio

41 May 4 Towards Independent Living of the Elderly: Information R Bajcsy

and Communication Technology

42 May 7 Pharmacology and Drug Management in the Elderly 23 PS Timiras

MaY 15 final exam 12:30 – 3:30

* From the text (Optional): Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics, 3rd Ed., CRC, Boca Raton, FL 2002.

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

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