First Session

Introduction to Evolutionary Medicine. This First Session will be devoted to an overview of evolutionary medicine. Pictured above is Staphylococcus Aureus that has evolved resistance to methicillin aka “MRSA”.

A version from last year’s first lecture is here for preview: introductory-lecture

Click here to get the second lecture slides:sickle-cell-handout

The syllabus is available in the link at the top of this page.

Readings for the each weeks lecture will be listed in the syllabus. Before each week there will be a post in this blog that lists the readings and discussion points for that topic.

These are this weeks readings: Go ahead and check them out now. This will help with the discussion on thursday.

Evolution and the Origin of Disease. Nesse, RM. Scientific American November 1998: 86-93.

3. Two Lessons from the Interface of Genetics and Medicine. Allison A. Genetics 166: 1591–1599 (April 2004) (Read page 1-5)

Office Hours: for Dr. Alcock are by appointment only. He may be contacted at 265-1711 ext 2621 or with the email provided in class.

2009 Evolutionary Medicine Course

The 2009 evolutionary medicine course at the University of New Mexico is shaping up to be the best yet. This course is for undergraduate and graduate students in biology and anthropology and is also open to medical students. The course is now scheduled for tuesday and thursday from 4:00pm to 5:15. Twice weekly sessions will alternate between lectures, critiques, and discussions. Please check back soon for the tentative schedule for the class.

 

Joe Alcock MD

Melissa Franklin MS