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Biological Sciences Sessions

Biological Sciences Sessions

  • Wednesday, Nov 8th
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    This Is the Year That Was: The Best of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA (he/him/his) – McGill University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Susan E. Howlett, PhD (she/her/hers) – Dalhousie University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Denis Gerstorf, PhD, FGSA – Humboldt University of Berlin
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Justin Korfhage – Yale School of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Peter M. M. Abadir, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Daniella E. Chusyd, PhD – Indiana University
    Biological Sciences
  • Wednesday, Nov 8th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Biodemography of Aging, Celebrating James W. Vaupel, PhD.
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD – Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD – Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Susan Alberts, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Fernando A. Campos, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Texas, San Antonio
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: James Carey, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
    Biological Sciences
  • Wednesday, Nov 8th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Late Breaking Biological Sciences Session
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Blanka Rogina, PhD, M.S. (she/her/hers) – UConn Health
    Co-Chair: Rozalyn Anderson, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Juan P. Palavicini, PhD – UT Health SA
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Allyson K. Palmer, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Justice Bell – Claflin University
    Biological Sciences
  • Wednesday, Nov 8th
    6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
    Cognition and Alzheimers' Disease
    Location: Exhibit Hall West
    Biological Sciences
  • Wednesday, Nov 8th
    6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
    Geroscience
    Location: Exhibit Hall West
    Biological Sciences
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Presidential Symposium: Extending Healthspan and Longevity
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Blanka Rogina, PhD, M.S. (she/her/hers) – UConn Health
    Co-Chair: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ana Gomes, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Payel Sen, PhD – National Institute on Aging, NIH
    Biological Sciences
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Metabolism and Aging
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Joseph Baur, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Xiaoling Li, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIEHS
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Joseph Baur, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Biological Sciences
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    Biology of Aging
    Location: Exhibit Hall West
    Biological Sciences
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Neuroscience and Aging
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Gregorio Valdez, PhD – Brown University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Gregorio Valdez, PhD – Brown University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Miranda E. Orr, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Scott Pletcher, PhD – University of Michigan Medical School
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Julie K. Andersen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Stem Cells Homeostasis and Aging
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Emmanuelle Passegue, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Emmanuelle Passegue, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Michael Bonaguidi, PHD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: David Castillo-Azofeifa, PhD (he/him/his) – Genentech, Inc.
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Reproductive Aging
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Yousin Suh, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Yousin Suh, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jennifer Garrison, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Francesca E. Duncan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Anna Murray, BSc, PhD – University of Exeter
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Inter-Organelle Crosstalk in the Regulation of Aging and Longevity
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Meng Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Janelia Research Campus
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Meng Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Janelia Research Campus
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kristopher Burkewitz, PhD – Vanderbilt University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Mike Henne, PhD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center  
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Chuankai (Kai) Zhou, PhD (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Emerging MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Applications for Aging Research in Model Organisms
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Co-Chair: Mustapha Bouhrara, PhD (he/him/his) – NIA
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Shannon Kolind, PhD – University of British Columbia
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Keenan Walker, PhD – National Institute on Aging, NIH
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: David A. Reiter, PhD (he/him/his) – Emory University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Doug Dean, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    6:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET
    Irving S. Wright Award, Vincent Cristofalo Award, and Terrie Fox Wetle Award Presentations and Lectures
    Location: Ballroom A
    Chair: Steven Austad, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Award Lecturer: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Award Lecturer: Ming Xu, n/a – UConn Health
    Award Lecturer: Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH, MSc (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Comparative Transcriptomic of Longevity
    Location: Room 118
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Vadim N. Gladyshev, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Robert Palovics, PhD – Stanford University
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Senescence New Frontiers - SenNet Consortium
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Laura J. Niedernhofer, PhD, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Laura J. Niedernhofer, PhD, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Rong Fan, PhD – Yale University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Andreas D. Bueckle, PhD (he/him/his) – Indiana University
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    Interventions
    Location: Exhibit Hall West
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    2:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    Microbiome and Aging
    Location: Exhibit Hall West
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Aging and Circadian Clock
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Jennifer Marie Hurley, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jennifer Marie Hurley, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karyn Esser, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Pankaj Kapahi, PhD (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Shogo Sato, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    ESPO and Biological Sciences Section Symposium: Highlighting the Future Leaders of Geroscience
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Matt Yousefzadeh, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sarah A. Ashiqueali, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Central Florida College of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jose A. Diaz, Jr., BS (he/him/his) – Penn State University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sidharth Prasad Mishra, PhD (he/him/his) – University of South Florida
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nisi Jiang, MS – UT Health San Antonio, Barshop Institute
    Biological Sciences
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    BS GSA and AGE Joint Symposium
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Blanka Rogina, PhD, M.S. (she/her/hers) – UConn Health
    Co-Chair: Rozalyn Anderson, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nuno Raimundo, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Reema Banarjee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institute on Aging
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Richard Allsopp, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Hawaii
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lindsay M. Reynolds, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Bohan Zhang, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Biological Sciences
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Metabolomics of Longevity and Lifespan
    Location: Room 118
    Chair: Paola Sebastiani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts Medical Center
    Discussant: Nalini Raghavachari, PhD – NIH
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Paola Sebastiani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts Medical Center
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Noa Rappaport, PhD – Institute for Systems Biology
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Stefano Monti, PhD (he/him/his) – Boston University
    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nicholas Schork, PhD – The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
    Biological Sciences