MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process
Spring 2007
MWF 12-1, 120 Latimer
Professor: Paola S. Timiras ()
Teaching Assistant: Ryan Klimczak ()
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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Website for MCB 135K: http://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb135k/