Development of a research project is also an integral part of the Fellowship Program. The Biology of Aging Program is a special track in the interdisciplinary Cell and Molecular Biology graduate program. Participating faculty members hold appointments in several of the basic science departments and are HCOA Faculty Associates. In the first year of the graduate program the students attend didactic courses, including two courses on aging, seminars, and rotate through the laboratories. The remainder of the program is oriented toward full-time laboratory work and participation in the Biology of Aging Seminar Series, the Journal Club in Aging, departmental seminars, and other student activities.
Program provides research experience for excellent undergraduate science students.
This program has provided the Huffington Center on Aging basic science faculty the opportunity to train and serve as mentors to several students each year in aging research. The early exposure of these students to aging research is an important mechanism for increasing the number of young scientists interested in aging research.