Researchers Use C. elegans to Study Aging and Age-Related Diseases
Aging is a universal trait among all organisms. From a public health perspective, with aging comes an increased risk of disease, including Alzheimer’s, cancer and metabolic disease/type II diabetes. Dr. Vilchez (right) and Dr. Koyuncu examining a C. elegans sample. Dr. David Vilchez heads a lab at CECAD, (Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases), at... Read more