MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process
Spring 2008
MWF 12-1, 120 Latimer
Professor:
Teaching Assistant:
Paola S. Timiras (timiras@berkeley.edu)
Sundari Chetty (schetty@berkeley.edu)
Lect.
1
Date
January 23
Lecture Title
Chap.*
“The Journey of Life: Development, Adulthood, Aging” 1
Lecturer
PS Timiras
2
January 25
Demography of Aging
2
J Wilmoth
3
January 28
Theories of Aging
5
PS Timiras
4
January 30
Delaying (or accelerating) the degenerative diseases of aging 5, 6
B Ames
5
February 1
Comparative Aging
3
PS Timiras
6
February 4
Functional Assessment of the Elderly I
3
PS Timiras
7
February 6
Functional Assessment of the Elderly II
3
PS Timiras
8
February 8
Diseases of Aging I
3
PS Timiras
9
February 11
Cellular Senescence
4
J Campisi
10
February 13
Telomeres
4
J Campisi
11
February 15
Replicative Aging in Budding Yeast
4
M McMurray
February 18
President’s Day Holiday
12
February 20
Epidemiology of Aging
3
W Satariano
13
February 22
Diseases of Aging II
3
PS Timiras
February 25
MIDTERM 1
14
February 27
Aging of the Nervous System, Structural Changes
6
S Chetty
15
February 29
Brain Imaging and Memory
7
M. D’Esposito
16
March 3
Apoptosis
4
J Campisi
17
March 5
Aging of the Visual System
8
G Haegerstrom-Portnoy
18
March 7
Aging of the Nervous System, Functional Changes
7, 8
PS Timiras
19
March 10
Aging of the Cardiovascular System
15, 16
PS Timiras
20
March 12
Atherosclerosis
15, 16
PS Timiras
21
March 14
Aging of the Cardiovascular System – Lipoproteins
16
T Forte
22
March 17
Promoting Health and Longevity Interventions: Exercise
24
Bioenergetics (To Be Announced)
23
March 19
Aging of Skeletal Muscle
20
F Navazio
March 21
Aging of Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Failure
20
F Navazio
March 24-28
Spring Recess
24
March 31
Aging of the Skeleton (To Be Announced)
20
25
April 2
Effects of Aging on Mobility and Independence
20
A Poggio
26
April 4
MIDTERM 2
27
April 7
The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal System
9
PS Timiras
28
April 9
Stress, Adaptation, Longevity
9
PS Timiras
29
April 11
The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Thyroid System
12
PS Timiras
30
April 14
The Female Reproductive System
10
PS Timiras
31
April 16
Hormone Replacement Therapy
32
April 18
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, and Aging
13
PS Timiras
33
April 21
Male Reproductive System
11
PS Timiras
34
April 23
Immune System I
14
H Sternberg
35
April 25
Immune System II
14
H Sternberg
36
April 28
Aging of the Urinary Tract and the Prostate
18
PS Timiras
37
April 30
The Lung – An Environmentally Embattled Organ
17
PS Timiras
38
May 2
Aging of the Gastrointestinal Tract
19
PS Timiras
39
May 5
Aging of the Skin
21
J Napoli
40
May 7
Nutrition and Aging
23
F Navazio
41
May 9
Towards Independent Living of the Elderly: Information
25
R Bajcsy
22
PS Timiras
9, 10, 11, 12, 13
PS Timiras
and Communication Technology
42
May 12
Pharmacology and Drug Management in the Elderly
MAY 19
FINAL 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
Room: TBA
Attention:
Website for MCB 135K: http://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb135k/