Code: BIOL-426
Semester: G
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 5
Hours per week: Theory - 3 hours

Instructor

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Assistant Professor: Daphne Bazopoulou
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Office phone number:  +30 2810 394363
Lab phone number:  +30 2810 394052

Description

Course contents:  

  • Mechanistic theories of aging
  • Evolution & comparative biology of aging
  • Model systems in aging research
  • Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and proteostasis.
  • DNA instability and telomeres
  • Microbiome, nutrient sensing and dietary restriction
  • Cellular senescence and stem cells
  • Inflammaging
  • Neurobiology of aging
  • Epigenetics of aging
  • Age-related diseases e.g., neurodegenerative, metabolic, mobility-associated pathologies and infection-susceptibility.
  • Human aging & frailty and their socio-economic impact
  • Targeted anti-aging approaches