The course "Molecular Mechanisms of Disease" covers the following areas: 1) Cancer 2) Aging associated changes and 3) Cardiovascular diseases etc. In this course we will introduces the use of baker's yeast, flies, and mouse as model systems to understand the diseases development at a molecular and cellular level. The course starts with an overview about the various model systems and is followed by several mechanistic topics including angiogenesis, autophagy, apoptosis, cellular calcium metabolism, chromatin modifications, and DNA-specific processes (chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA) in cancer, aging, cardiovascular and mitochondrial diseases.
Please click here for Spring 2024 course syllabus.
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