Advanced Evolutionary Medicine

Catalog description

Explores the application of the principles of evolution to the fields of medicine and public health and places disease in the context of changing environments, both exposures and the encompassing ecology of life in which an individual is imbedded. Focuses on the biological aspects of evolutionary theory through the use of molecular genetics; population genetics; and the use of evolutionary thinking and analysis with translational, clinical and public health intersections. A foundation in evolutionary medicine is useful for students with interests including but not limited to: premed, population genomics, maternal and child health, mental health, cancer, microbiome, aging, anthropology, biology, public health, global health and medicine.