Spring 2025
INTEGBI 169 001 - LEC 001
Evolutionary Medicine
Irina Krylova
Class #:25385
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Integrative Biology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
3
Enrolled: 172
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 175
Waitlist Max: 35
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 16TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Li Ka Shing 245
Course Catalog Description
This course explores the ways that evolutionary theory, natural selection, drift, genetics, and epigenetics can illuminate our understanding of human health and disease. The course begins with an overview of primate and hominid evolution and human genetic variation. We then evaluate reproductive biology and maternal/child health through an evolutionary lens. We explore how human ecosystem interactions influence diet, metabolic adaptations, hematological adaptions, human microbiome, and human pathogens. We examine evolutionary concepts related to aging, senescence and development of cancer. Finally we study psychology, behavior, and social/cultural organization through an evolutionary perspective.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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