Anti-Aging Interventions
- Course Number: GMS 6487
- Credits: 3
- Course Format: This online course is tailored for asynchronous distance learners.
- Course Syllabus: Download
Course Description
As the science of aging advances, researchers are increasingly focused not only on extending lifespan, but on optimizing health span. This course examines emerging, innovative and controversial interventions at the forefront of geroscience and longevity biotechnology.
Students will explore the biological mechanisms, ethical considerations and translational potential of interventions such as senolytics, gene therapy, stem cell rejuvenation, microbiome modulation, gene therapy, environmental enrichment and AI-driven longevity science. Many novel, emerging, and sometimes controversial techniques and interventions will be discussed in this course.
Course Goals
The goals of the course are to:
- understand the concept of lifespan modulation by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors;
- appreciate important environmental factors involved in human aging; and
- promote critical thinking of clinical implications of environmental interventions for age-associated conditions.
