2019- Longevity & Aging: Nutritional and Metabolic Mechanisms
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DAY 1: Wednesday, July 10
Welcome and Introductions
Steven K. Grinspoon, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Alex Soukas, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Mary Evans, Ph.D.
Program Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Centers, NIH
Keynote I: Genome Instability in Aging and Disease
Jan Vijg, Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
SESSION I: Caloric Restriction or Intermittent Fasting to Increase Longevity
Caloric Restriction in Non-Human Primates
Rosalyn Anderson, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Circadian Clocks Dependent Mechanisms of Dietary Restrictions
Roman Kondratov, Ph.D.
Cleveland State University
Intermittent Fasting to Extend Healthspan
Mark Mattson, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Panel Discussion
Session II: Mechanisms and Therapeutics for Longevity
Microbial Strategies for Healthspan Longevity
Susan Erdman, D.V.M., M.P.H., DACLAM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Energy Sensing and Longevity: AMPK
William Mair, Ph.D.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mechanisms of Metformin Action in Aging and Longevity
Alex Soukas, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Linking Metabolism, Epigenetics and Cancer: Clues from SIRT6
Raul Mostoslavsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
The Mouse Interventions Testing Program- Progress and Prospects
Richard Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Panel Discussion
Day 1 Closing Remarks & Adjourn
DAY 2: Thursday, July 11
Keynote II: How to Die Young at a Very Old Age
Jan Vijg, Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
SESSION III: Human Models of Extremes of Lifespan
Ecuadorians with GH Receptor Deficiency: Lessons in Longevity
Sebastian Brandhorst, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
The Okinawan Diet: Lessons from the Okinawa Centenarian Study
Bradley Willcox, M.D.
University of Hawaii
Effect of Obesity on Longevity
S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Panel Discussion
Day 2 Closing Remarks & Adjourn