a lake with a bright moon and clouds above it.

The Biology of Aging Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole is a four-week intensive training session for upcoming researchers in the aging field. Matthew Harris and Stephen Treaster taught during the first session, lecturing and guiding experimental techniques in comparative genomics, zebrafish genetics, and clam development, to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the aging process.

Our intrepid students had the opportunity to test their own theories of aging in these experimental systems.

whole class group photo.four people sitting in a row outside.three people wading in a calm and shallow ocean area.a large clam.many small clams.small clams in an overflow sink.A woman stands behind a man who is sitting at a desk flipping through a book.Five people stand in a circle looking at a phone.Many beakers sit in sink with a pipe and spouts above them.