TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Monica Driscoll of Rutgers University will speak about biological research in the areas of aging and longevity Thursday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in room 202 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.

Driscoll’s lecture, “Elaborating Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging, Longevity and Healthspan in C. elegans: Lessons and Themes from Simple Old Animals,” is the second lecture in the UA Center for Mental Health and Aging’s 2003-04 Scientific Seminar Series. It is co-sponsored by the department of biological sciences’ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Program.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact Denise Cleveland, Center for Mental Health and Aging project administrator, at 205/348-7512.