Kelvin J. A. Davies, Ph.D., D.Sc.
James E. Birren Professor of Gerontology,
and Professor of Molecular & Computational Biology.
Regulation of gene expression in oxidative stress; degradation of oxidatively damaged proteins by the Proteasome and the mitochondrial Lon protease; adaptive responses to oxidative stress; apoptosis, necrosis, and mitoptosis in oxidative stress; role of oxidative stress, and stress resistance, in the aging process.

Courses Taught

Gero 310 Physiology of Aging (4, Fa) Effects of normative aging processes on homeostatic mechanisms and how these changes relate to development of disorder and disease in later life. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: BISC 220L or BISC 221L.

Gero 510 Physiology of Development and Aging (4, Sp) Examination of lifespan physiology of human development, growth, and aging; major emphasis in the physiology of the later years and implications for health maintenance.

Bisc 502b Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry (4-4, FaSp) Current genetic and biochemical analysis of replication, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair. Fundamentals of transcription and regulation of gene expression. Recent applications of genetic engineering and genome analysis.

Mptx 501 Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology II (4, Sp) The second part of the two-semester course covers the general aspects of molecular pharmacology and toxicology on the basis of biochemical, molecular, biological and environmental approaches. Prerequisite: MPTX 500.

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