Please Note: There may be access to modules other than those provided in the following lists. However, all optional modules must have the approval of the subject stream tutor. Some modules may be appropriate for more than one subject stream. You can view further information about the modules in the Module Catalogue.
Subject stream tutor
Dr Nazif Alic
Email: n.alic@ucl.ac.uk
Biology of Ageing and Age-Related Disease taught module
Example project titles
Role of ISGylation in metabolic regulation in adipocytes
The role of RNA polymerase I in longevity effects of dFOXO
Identifying new genetic modifiers of toxicity in models of C9orf72-associated neurodegeneration
Establishing the interplay between protein aggregation, metabolism, and ageing, using protein folding sensors and metabolic probes
Role of ETS transcription factors in drosophila physiology and lifespan
Lactation in nematodes: C. elegans hermaphrodites secrete yolk to feed their young
Effects of ABCC5 (MRP5) overexpression on the lifespan of human Multipotent Adipose-Derived stem cells (hMADS)
Understanding age-related pathology development in C. elegans
Role of microbial vitamin B6 synthesis in a host-microbe interspecies relationship
The role of the intestinal permeability in healthspan and longevity in C. elegans
Mocrobe induced macromolecular damage mimicry activates a metabolic dependent stress response in the host
The role of cellular respiration on the chronological lifespan of fission yeast
Pharyngeal pathology can cause early death in ageing C. elegans