Lunch hour lectures repository Autumn 2009
- The spirit of UCL
- Why psychiatry has to be social
- The new biology of ageing
- Dhoti, Suit and Trilby: M.K Gandhi and his opponents
- Seeing the invisible: Observing the dark side of the universe
- Tales of vampires and the undead
- Why the courts are as important as hospitals to the nation’s health
- The power of Lagerlöf
- Recession and the public health – what is the evidence?
- Liverpool to Liverpool
- A visual people and a visual language
- Living buildings: Towards sustainable cities
- The challenge of HIV refuses to disappear
- Studying dinosaur evolution – An early 21st century perspective
- The right to obscene thoughts
- The making of Johnson’s dictionary
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The new biology of ageing
23 July 2009
Tuesday 20 October
Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Research into ageing has been rejuvenated by the discovery that genetic alterations extend the lifespan of laboratory animals. These mutations keep animals healthy for longer and protect them from many of the diseases of ageing. Professor Partridge will look at how this and other discoveries have led to a new wave of research directed at understanding how these changes can increase healthy lifespan in humans.
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