Classes

Please contact the course directors for additional information.

Offered this Fall: Integrative Aging Physiology  ♦  Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Disease  ♦  Mitochondrial Biology in Aging and Disease  ♦  Environmental Stress Exercise  ♦  Physiology  ♦  Interdisciplinary Family Health  ♦  Neurobiology of Aging  ♦  Advanced Cell Biology (please see below for details):

1.Integrative Aging Physiology   – Fall 2013.

The overall goal of this IDP class is to introduce a specific number of subjects in the broad field in the physiology of aging, including: energy regulation, skeletal muscle functioning, cognitive aging, adiposity, kidney and cardiovascular aging. Class activities will include: subject introduction by lecturer, current scientific readings assigned to explore the subject, and presentations of the assigned readings, in PowerPoint format, by students.   NOTE: Please contact the course director for approval prior to enrolling in this class

2. Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Diseases – Fall 2013.

This course extends the concepts and methods of epidemiology from PHC 6001, (Principles of Epidemiology), to specific chronic diseases that include: cancer, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and metabolic origins. It is intended to be a survey of the major chronic diseases with emphasis on recent epidemiology research and findings. Research design, case definition and disease etiology are emphasized throughout the course.

3. Mitochondrial Biology in Aging and Disease   Fall 2013. 

The overall goal for this class is to introduce 1) structure and function of mitochondria, 2) mitochondria in biology, aging and disease and 3) assessments for mitochondrial function and genetic variance. Topics will include mitochondrial genetics, biogenesis, bioenergetics, fusion/fission processes, mitophagy, genetic diseases and aging.

  • Course number: GMS 6622
  • Instructor(s): Jae-Sung Kim, Ph.D.(course director); Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D.(co-director)
  • Date/Time: Thurs. 3:00 – 5:00 PM.
  • Location: TBA

4. Environmental Stress Exercise Physiology – Fall 2013. 

A survey of the basic physiological responses to exercise under extreme environmental conditions, with a focus on understanding the basic principles of cardiovascular, cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal system responses.

5. Interdisciplinary Family Health -  Fall 2013.

The IFH course is designed to initiate an interdisciplinary learning practicum for health professions, pharmacy, nursing, dental, and medical students. The central theme of the course is learning as a team about the impact of resources and environment on health status. Students will learn to conceptualize family health beliefs and behavior from a biopsychosocial framework, and they will learn to assess family health care needs and health care access through a multidisciplinary lens.

6. Neurobiology of Aging -  Fall 2014

  • Course number: GMS 7593
  • Instructor(s): Phil Scarpace, Ph.D.
  • Date/Time: Tues. 10:30 – 12:30 AM
  • Location: TBA

7. Advanced Cell Biology – Fall 2013

  • Course number: GMS 6421
  • Instructor(s): Satya Narayan, Ph.D.
  • Date/Time: Tues. 10:30 – 12:30 AM
  • Location:  TBA