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Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases – CBNP 5068Q
Fridays, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

SCHEDULE

Lectures:

Class 1 - Introduction into yeast as a model system
Class 2 - Fly genetics and screens
Class 3 - Angiogenesis and cancer
Class 4 - Stem cells
Class 5 - Autophagy and cancer: from yeast to humans
Class 6 - Transgenic mouse models and heart diseases
Class 7 - Middle Exam
Class 8 - Mitochondrial DNA in aging and diseases
Class 9 - Studies of cancer, aging, and heart disease in fly
Class 10 - Mechanisms of heart failure: involvement of apoptosis
Class 11 - Calcium handling in the heart
Class 12 - Histones and histone deacetylases in the heart
Class 13 - Convergent and Divergent mechanisms in aging and cancer
Class 14 - Vascular stiffness during aging
Class 15 - Final Exam