Why Do We Age? – Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Aging
Why Do We Age? – Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Aging
This page collects the lecture slides from the PhD course Why Do We Age? – Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Aging, held at University Copenhagen on 01–03.09.2025. The course combines molecular and cellular biology, immunology and clinical medicine to explore how aging affects cells, organs and whole organisms, and how this leads to multimorbidity and age-related disease.
The resources below follow the structure of the course programme and can be used for preparation, revision or as references for your own projects on aging.
Molecular models of aging
By Claus Desler Madsen
Genetic Ghosts: The Dark Genomes Reawakening During Aging
By Kaare V. Grunddal
The challenge of appropriate medication
prescribing for older adults
By Morten Baltzer Houlind
Power & Balance:
Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Aging
By Fabian Finger
Terminal Heart Failure
By Helena Domínguez
Molecular and Clinical Perspectives on Multimorbidity in Elderly Patients
By Jon Ambæk Durhuus
Innate Immune Sensing
in Aging: A double-edged sword
By Helena Borland Madsen
