MCB Joint Seminar with McGill’s Dr. Jeremy Van Raamsdonk on ‘Stress and Aging’

The University of Arizona Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology presents the latest MCB Joint Seminar:

Topic:

“Stress and aging: Role of pathways of cellular resilience in lifespan extension”

April 16, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Saguaro Hall, Room 114

Presenter:

Jeremy Van Raamsdonk, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Associate Member, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine
Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications (MeDiC) Program
Scientist, Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program
McGill University, Montreal, Canada

LEARN MORE: Profile | Van Raamsdonk Lab

In this seminar, I will present research from my lab on the role of biological resilience in lifespan extension. Our work demonstrates a strong correlation between stress resistance and lifespan that results from similar genetic pathways contributing to both phenotypes. Moreover, our work suggests that the upregulation of pathways of cellular resilience contributes to lifespan extension in long-lived mutants. One of the pathways that I will focus on is the mitochondrial unfolded protein response.

Host: George L. Sutphin, PhD

Original event listing.

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