Emergency Physician, Educator, Researcher, interested in the microbiome, evolution, and medicine
The 2011 UNM Evolutionary Medicine course meets for the first time today in Castetter Hall room 55. (The illustration above shows a timeline of first antibiotic use and date of first recorded antibiotic resistance – from Clatworthy et al. 2007 Nat Chem Biol 3, 541-8). In this class we will […]
UNM Evolutionary Medicine – Fall Semester Welcome to the UNM Evolutionary Medicine Course! Evolutionary Medicine Biol. 402-038 Biol. 502-038 UNM Department of Biology Fall 2011 If you are enrolled, congratulations! You will be among the select few who will leave your studies with an understanding of evolution in medicine. The course […]
There is no mandatory writing project for next week. But I will assign an optional extra credit writing project. Scroll to the bottom of the blog for the extra credit assignment. Handout for Fat and Inflammation Lecture for your review: Fat and Inflammation 2010 November 23, 2010 – Evolutionary Considerations […]
Thanks go to Megan Workman for a persuasive presentation on the developmental origins of adult disease today. In answer to a student’s question, there does seem to be an association between birth order and the risk of diabetes I want you to carefully read this piece by Cani and Delzenne […]
This is the reading for next week: Kuzawa
Writing Project: Part 1: Explain why maternal physiology during pregnancy might tend to reduce the delivery of glucose (and resources in general) to the fetus. Part 2: Based on what you wrote in part 1), explain why first born children are often smaller at birth than the second or third […]
Important! No writing project due next tuesday. I want you to hear the lecture before working on the writing project, so it will be due the following tuesday, November 9th. Next weeks topic is Genomic Imprinting and Conflict, which relies heavily on insights of David Haig, an evolutionary theorist from […]
Readings for Week of October 25th: There is no writing project BUT these writings will be important for you to read: Hastings Malaria Chloroquine Resistance Roland Cooper is presenting “Evolution of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum”. at 5:30PM in 55 Castetter Hall on monday October 25th. Dr. Cooper is an […]
Scientific American Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance These two are slightly harder to read, but give it a try: FItness Tradeoffs in Beta-lactamase Evolution Fitness Costs and Reversal of Resistance This reading will help with the writing project – (late entry!) Antibiotic Resistance in Livestock Check back before class for additional […]
What are the consequences of industrial farming with the widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed? Suppose you were the Secretary of Agriculture. Would you continue the practice, modify it, or ban it? If your only option was to modify the use of antibiotics in animal feed, how would you […]
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