This is an advanced lecture/discussion format course (32 hours over 14 weeks) that covers aging and aging-related disease from a 360-degree angle. Topics range from the history and the economics of aging to theories of aging to neurodegenerative diseases. The course is also aimed at filling a gap, since there is no course dedicated to aging in the curriculum, despite the relevance of this process to human societies. The course is divided into 5 blocks and includes discussions of the impact of aging on modern societies, physiology of senescence, molecular mechanisms of aging, the aging brain, and neurodegeneration.
Course Descriptions
Biological, Biomedical and Social Aspects of Aging
- Course Code: 16:761:610
- Credits: 3
- First Year Curriculum: no
- Subsequent Year Curriculum: Physiology and Integrative Biology
- Instructor: Sesti, Federico
- Semester/Year: Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring