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Biological Sciences Invited Symposium

Biological Sciences

This Is the Year That Was: The Best of the Journal of Gerontology Biological Sciences

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: Room 118

The Biological Sciences section of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences (JGBS) is one of the Gerontological Society of America publications. It publishes articles on the biological aspects of aging in areas such as translational gerontology, biomarkers of aging, biochemistry, biodemography, cellular and molecular biology, and geroscience. Biological insights are also published in studies from invertebrates, vertebrates, and mammalian species, including humans. With an impact factor of 6.59, this journal is one of the leading journals in the field. Overall, and although the journal is highly valued by biomedical researchers worldwide, the authors of our top and most impactful papers do not usually have the opportunity to answer the questions from their peers constructively and interactively. In addition, there is a significant number of biomedical researchers that, although members of the Society, do not submit their best results to the journal. This symposium, chaired by the Editor-in-Chief of the JGBS, will comprise six presentations by the authors of the most influential papers of the year (June 2022 to June 2023). The papers will be selected based on their impact via citations and/or social media. Presenters will be chosen following diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. Various topics going from cells to animal models will be covered while highlighting the translational potential of those discoveries. Ten minutes presentation will be followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with ample opportunity to interact.

Learning Objectives:

  • meet and interact with the authors of the most influential papers published by the Journal of Gerontology Biological Sciences
  • learn about the best biomedical science published by our journal

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Aerobic Exercise Attenuates Frailty in Aging Male and Female C57Bl/6 Mice and Effects Systemic Cytokines Differentially by Sex

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Susan E. Howlett, PhD (she/her/hers) – Dalhousie University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    From Model Organisms to Humans, the Opportunity for More Rigor in Methodologic and Statistical Analysis, Design, and Interpretation of Aging and Senescence Research

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Daniella E. Chusyd, PhD – Indiana University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Relationship Between 5 Epigenetic Clocks, Telomere Length, and Functional Capacity Assessed in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Denis Gerstorf, PhD, FGSA – Humboldt University of Berlin

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Canagliflozin Increases Intestinal Adenoma Burden in Female ApcMin/+ Mice

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Justin Korfhage – Yale School of Medicine

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Serum Concentrations of Losartan Metabolites Correlate With Improved Physical Function in a Pilot Study of Prefrail Older Adults

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Peter M. M. Abadir, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine