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GERON 355Biology of Human Aging

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Gerontology
Cross-listed
BIOL 355

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An overview of current aspects of the biology of human aging and the functional changes associated with both normal aging and pathological problems often present in the elderly. Biological theories of aging and normal age-related structural and physiological changes on all of the major body systems will be discussed. Extrinsic factors such as diet and exercise and their role on the aging process will be examined as well as various medical treatments.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • BIOL273 - Principles of Human Physiology 1 (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00128510 / 10MWF 09:30–10:20
LEC 70111087 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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Winter 2021

cross list 3 points, 4 comments

“can someone explain how cross listing works ?”

u/ginavalentinaa: “it's the same course with 2 different course codes. for example, BIOL 355/GERON 355 refer to the same course - biology of human aging. but it will show up in the list of GERON courses and also in the list of BIOL courses, and hence is 'cross-listed'”

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