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Biological Sciences Invited Symposium

Biological Sciences

ESPO and Biological Sciences Section Symposium: Highlighting the Future Leaders of Geroscience

Saturday, November 11, 2023
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Location: Room 118

    Chair(s)

  • Matt Yousefzadeh, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism and Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
    Columbia University Medical Center
    New York City, New York, United States

    • Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

  • Sarah Ashiqueali, MS (she/her/hers)

    PhD Candidate
    UCF Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
    University of Central Florida College of Medicine
    Orlando, Florida, United States

  • Jose Diaz, Jr., BS (he/him/his)

    Graduate Student
    Human Development and Family Studies
    Penn State University
    University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

  • SM

    Sidharth Mishra, PhD (he/him/his)

    Postdoctoral Scholar Research
    Center for Microbiome Research, Microbiomes Institute
    University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida, United States

  • Nisi Jiang, MS

    Graduate Research Assistant
    Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
    UT Health San Antonio, Barshop Institute
    San Antonio, Texas, United States

The Emerging Scholars Symposium (ESPO) is organized by post-docs and PhD students from GSA’s BS ESPO Committee. The goal of this symposium is to foster the next generation of aging researchers by recruiting trainees and early career investigators as speakers from contributed abstracts.

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, attendees will be able to understand the effects of different interventions on lifespan.
  • After attending this session, attendees will be able to understand the effects of microbiome and sleep on biology of aging.

Presentations:

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Antidiabetic Therapies Metformin and Trodusquemine Modulate miRNAs Involved With Liver Metabolism

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sarah A. Ashiqueali, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Central Florida College of Medicine

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Intraindividual Variability in Sleep Duration Is Associated With Hippocampal Volume in Mid Life

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jose A. Diaz, Jr., BS (he/him/his) – Penn State University

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Suppression of Microbiome Sensing—Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 (FFAR2) Signaling Exhibits Early Aging

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sidharth Prasad Mishra, PhD (he/him/his) – University of South Florida

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    The Role of Castration Before or After Puberty on Sex Differences in Growth and Longevity in UM-HET3 Mice

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nisi Jiang, MS – UT Health San Antonio, Barshop Institute