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October 10 - 13, 2024

Registration and abstract submission deadline is September 6, 2024.

Selected abstracts will be chosen for a short talk after each session.

Accepted abstracts will be published in a Special Issue of the Open Access journal Aging Pathobiology and Therapeutics (APT), the official journal of the Geropathology Research Network. If you do not wish for your abstract to be published, please inform the Barshop Institute by email (barshopinstitute@uthscsa.edu).

“Targeting Metabolic Function to Improve Aging and Healthspan”

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Chris Adams, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Adam Konopka, PhD, MS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Joseph Bass, MD, PhD
Northwestern University
Ian R. Lanza, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Holly Brown-Borg, PhD
University of North Dakota
Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD
University of Missouri
Zhen (Jake) Chen, PhD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chan-Hyun Na, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Maria Chondronikola, PhD, MPH, RDN
University of Cambridge
Andrey Parkhitko, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Paul Coen, PhD
Translational Research Institute, AdventHealth Orlando
Alan Saghatelian, PhD
Salk Institute
Irina Conboy, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Qiong (Annabel) Wang, PhD
City of Hope
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine
Na Zhao, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic

SCHEDULE

Upon ArrivalCheck-in: The Mayan Dude Ranch front desk
(room keys, map of ranch, sign-up for horseback riding)
1:00 - 4:00pBiology of Aging Student Presentations
1:00 - 6:00Check-in: Pick up name badges and goody bag
The Round Up Room (left of the front desk)
5:00 - 6:00Entertainment/Social Hour
6:00 - 7:30DINNER
Session I:7:30 - 9:15p
7:30 - 8:00Ian R. Lanza, PhD
"Paracrine influence of adipose tissue on skeletal muscle"
8:00 - 8:30Qiong (Annabel) Wang, PhD
"Disruption of a bistable regulation of thermogenic adipocytes during aging"
8:30 - 9:00Internal Speaker
9:00 - 9:15*Selected Abstract Speaker 1
7:00 - 8:30aBREAKFAST
Session II:9:00 - 12:00p
9:00 - 9:30Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD
“Intersection of nutrition, metabolic function, and physical function”
9:30 - 10:00Adam Konopka, PhD, MS
"TBA"
10:00 - 10:30Chris Adams, MD, PhD
"Investigating Mechanisms and Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy"
10:30 - 10:45Break/One-on-one discussion
10:45 - 11:15Internal Speaker
11:15 - 11:45Irina Conboy, PhD
"The dominance of old blood and age-specific increase in protein production and noise"
11:45 - 12:00p*Selected Abstract Speaker 2
12:00 - 1:30LUNCH
Session III:1:30 - 4:15p
1:30 - 2:00Holly Brown-Borg, PhD
"The Somatotropic Axis: Metabolic Impact and Aging"
2:00 - 2:30Andrey Parkhitko, PhD
"Targeting age-dependent metabolic reprogramming to extend healthspan"
2:30 - 2:45Break/One-on-one discussion
2:45 - 3:15Na Zhao, MD, PhD
"APOE Genotypes Influence the Anti-Aging Effects of Calorie Restriction"
3:15 - 3:45Internal Speaker
3:45 - 4:00*Selected Abstract Speaker 3
4:00 - 4:15Break/One-on-one discussion
4:15 - 5:30Free Time and Entertainment
5:30 - 7:00POSTER SESSION
7:00 - 8:30DINNER
7:00 - 8:30aBREAKFAST
Session IV:9:00 - 12:00p
9:00 - 9:30Zhen (Jake) Chen, PhD
"Targeting the Circadian Clock Against Disease and Aging"
9:30 - 10:00Joseph Bass, MD, PhD
"Circadian Thermogenesis as a Key to Metabolic Health"
10:00 - 10:30Internal Speaker
10:30 - 10:45Break/One-on-one discussion
10:45 - 11:15Alan Saghatelian, PhD
"Finding and Characterizing Microproteins"
11:15 - 11:45Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, PhD
"TBA"
11:45 - 12:15Chan-Hyun Na, PhD
"Cell-Type-Specific Proteomic Landscape of Brains with Neurodegenerative Diseases"
12:15 - 1:45LUNCH
Session V:1:30 - 4:15p
1:45 - 2:15Paul Coen, PhD
"Mitochondrial energetics in muscle: relationship to aging pheonotypes and impact of acute disease"
2:15 - 2:45Maria Chondronikola, PhD, MPH, RDN
"TBA"
2:45 - 3:00Break/One-on-one discussion
3:00 - 3:30Internal Speaker
3:30 - 3:45*Selected Abstract Speaker 4
3:45 - 4:00*Selected Abstract Speaker 5
4:00 - 4:15Break/One-on-one discussion
4:15 - 6:45Free Time and Entertainment
6:45Gather for hayride
7:00 - 8:30DINNER - Hayride to Hicksville
7:00 - 8:30aBREAKFAST
8:30 - 9:30Cowboy Breakfast (optional)
7:00 - 12:00pCheck-out and departure

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