Code
3F002708
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
- Biochemistry and metabolism
- General biology
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Medical and health sciences
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Nursing
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
Keywords
aging
dietary restriction
life span
C. elegans
signaling
mitochondrial function
Project description
The purpose of this study is to examine the interplay between a number of mecbanisms that control life span including dietary restriction, mitochondrial function and Ins/IFG and TOR signaling. This will be achieved by disrupting each of these pathways by mutation or RNAi and measuring the effects on oxidative stress and life span.