一、課程說明(Course Description)
The course provides an introduction of the research of aging and aging related diseases and their underlying mechanisms in different model systems from yeast, C. elegans, Drosophila, fish, mice, and human.

二、指定用書(Text Books)
No.

三、參考書籍(References)
Research and review papers will be provided.

四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
Majorly lectures by the experts in different fields, partly by students' discussions and paper presentations in the end of the semester.

五、教學進度(Syllabus)

Date Lecturer Topic
9月11日 Dr. 汪宏達 Multiple stress and longevity
9月18日 Dr. 金翠庭 A Shift of Methionine metabolism Mediates the Dietary-restriction-induced Longevity
9月25日 Dr. 陳昌熙 “Signals of Youth: The signaling pathways that regulate longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans”
10月2日 Dr. 王培育 "The impact of dietary restriction on cognition and aging"
10月9日 Dr. 詹智強 Intracellular vesicle trafficking of Rab27 in the neuronal control of longevity
10月16日 Dr. 喻秋華 Zebrafish as Human Avatar for screening personalized drugs for anti cancer, fatty liver and other diseases
10月23日 Dr. 許惠真 Control of germline stem cell aging in Drosophila
10月30日 Dr. 高智飛 Neuronal Contribution to the Drosophila Aging
11月6日 Dr. 莊碧簪 Molecular insights into the regulation of neuronal plasticity from Caenorhabditis elegans.
11月13日 Dr. 陳光超 Autophagy and Aging
11月20日 Dr. 姜為中 Mitophagy in neurodegeneration and aging
11月27日 Dr. 潘俊良 Neural control of longevity in C. elegans
12月4日 Students' presentations
12月11日 Students' presentations
12月18日 Students' presentations
12月25日 Students' presentations
1月1日 Holiday
1月8日 Students' presentations



六、成績考核(Evaluation)
class participation 10%, written report 20%, presentation 70%.

七、可連結之網頁位址