Saturday |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session: Aging and Regeneration |
| The Keynote Presentation is followed by discussion and a Poster Session (I). Every attendee is encouraged to present a poster. |
| Discussion Leader: Heinrich Jasper (Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA) |
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm | Amy Wagers (Harvard University, USA) "Aging of Stem Cells and Strategies for Their Rejuvenation" |
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Aging and Evolutionary Conserved Signaling Pathways |
| This session will feature talks chosen by GRS Co-Chairs from submitted abstracts. |
| Discussion Leader: Malene Hansen (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, USA) |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Melissa Harris (National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, USA) "Genetic Modifiers of the Age-Related Phenotype of Melanocyte Stem Cell Differentiation" |
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm | Discussion |
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm | Gillian Bradley (Indiana University, USA) "Analysis of Compounds Regulating NMNAT2 Abundance In Vitro Using a Novel Screening Method" |
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Li Luo (Soochow University, China) "Exercise Ameliorates Age-Related Cognitive Decline Through Autophagy-Dependent Mitochondrial Quality Control" |
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm | Discussion |
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm | Laura McNair (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) "Altered Metabolic Function of Astrocytes in the Aging Brain" |
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Andrew Pickering (University of Michigan, USA) "The Primates and the Proteasome: A Story of Oxidative Stress, Disease and Lifespan" |
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion |
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm | Bhim Prasad Sapkota (Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Nepal) "Factors Affecting Impaired Cognitive Function Among Elderly Population in Nepalese Community: A Cross Sectional Descriptive Study" |
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Joseph Zullo (Harvard Medical School, USA) "A Conserved Role of REST/spr Co-Repressor Complex in Neuroprotection and Healthy Aging" |
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm | Discussion |
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm | Nicole Polinski (Michigan State University, USA) "Impact of Aging on Recombinant Adeno-Associated and Lentiviral Vector Transduction Efficiency in the Rat Nigrostriatal and Striatonigral System" |
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Sunday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Aging and Genetics of Age-Related Diseases |
| This session will feature talks chosen by GRS Co-Chairs from submitted abstracts, and will be followed by a Poster Session (II). Every attendee is encouraged to present a poster. |
| Discussion Leader: Cagdas Tazearslan (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Giorgio La Fata (DSM Nutritional Products, Switzerland) "In Vitro Anti-Ageing Functions of Vitamin C and E" |
9:10 am - 9:15 am | Discussion |
9:15 am - 9:25 am | Amber Howard (MDI Biological Laboratory, USA) "Age Associated Boost in Proteostasis Conferred by Lowering Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4G in Caenorhabditis elegans" |
9:25 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
9:30 am - 9:40 am | Mark McCormick (Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA) "A Systematic, Genome-Wide Screen for Increased Lifespan in S. cerevisiae Reveals Multiple New Conserved Genes and Pathways" |
9:40 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 9:55 am | Christopher Nelson (Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA) "Genetic Dissection of Natural Variation in Drosophila Dietary Response" |
9:55 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:10 am | Ashley Walker (University of Utah, USA) "Age-Related Telomere Uncapping and Senescence Is Greater in Arteries from Women Compared with Men" |
10:10 am - 10:15 am | Discussion |
10:15 am - 10:25 am | Brian Jones (Brown University, USA) "Activation
of Transposable Elements Across Multiple Tissues in Aging Drosophila" |
10:25 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 10:40 am | Yizhou Zhu (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA) "Cracking the Enhancer Code in 9p21, a Chromosomal Locus Associated with Aging-Related Diseases" |
10:40 am - 10:45 am | Discussion |
10:45 am - 10:55 am | Christine Smoyer (Stowers Institute for Medical Research, USA) "Inner Nuclear Membrane Proteins and Aging" |
10:55 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Aging Research: Getting Funds, Connections and Positions |
| A workshop on grantwriting, scientific networking and career development.
Additional panelists will be added at a later stage. |
| Discussion Leader: Rozalyn Anderson (University of Wisconsin Madison, USA) |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
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- Mary Armanios (John Hopkins School of Medicine, USA)
- Matt Kaeberlein (University of Washington, USA)
- Siu Sylvia Lee (Cornell University, USA)
- Peter Rabinovitch (University of Washington, USA)
- Bita Nakhai (National Institute on Aging, NIH, USA)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |