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About the Conference
The Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging is held each year in Bandera, TX, to assemble leaders in a thematic area of geroscience in an informal setting to maximize discussion on their recent research discoveries. This format provides opportunities for investigators and trainees to learn about this cutting-edge research and interact with leaders in the field. Held annually at the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera TX, this conference highlights rotating thematic areas of geroscience, since the process of aging is a complex biological phenomenon encompassing and affecting numerous changes at the cellular and physiological level. The conference is supported by the aging research programs associated with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS |
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| Rozalyn Anderson, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison | Doug Mashek, PhD University of Minnesota |
| Tracy G. Anthony, PhD Rutgers University | Debora Melo van Lent, PhD UT Health San Antonio |
| Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD University of Southern California | Benjamin Miller, PhD Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation |
| Yan Du, PhD, MPH, RN UT Health San Antonio | James F. Nelson, PhD UT Health San Antonio |
| Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD National Institute on Aging | Satchidananda Panda, PhD Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| David Gius, MD, PhD UT Health San Antonio | Courtney Peterson, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Cristal M. Hill, PhD University of Southern California | Corinna Ross, PhD Texas BioMedical Research Institute |
| Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD University of Michigan | Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA UT Health San Antonio |
| Pankaj Kapahi, PhD Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Shangang Zhao, PhD UT Health San Antonio |
| Dudley Lamming, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
Daily Schedule
| Upon Arrival | Check-in: The Mayan Dude Ranch front desk (room keys, map of ranch, sign-up for horseback riding) |
| 1:00 - 4:00p | Biology of Aging Student Presentations |
| 1:00 - 6:00 | Check-in: Pick up name badges and goody bag The Round Up Room (left of the front desk) |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Entertainment/Social Hour – Live snake show – Carl from Reptile Garden |
| 6:00 - 7:30 | DINNER - BBQ |
| 7:30 - 9:00p | Session I |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | James Nelson, PhD: “A brief history of calorie restriction research and Edward Masoro’s legacy.” |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD: “The centrality of mitochondrial health to aging” |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Dudley Lamming, PhD: “The regulation of healthy aging by dietary branched-chain amino acids” |
| 7:00 - 8:30a | BREAKFAST |
| 9:00 - 12:00p | Session II |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Douglas Mashek, PhD: "Metabolic and physiological effects of over or undereating" |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Cristal Hill, PhD: "Cellular and Molecular Adaptation during Dietary Protein Restriction Improves Health Span" |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD: "Fasting-Mimicking Diets improve Aging and Disease" |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA: |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Debora Melo van Lent, PhD: "Clinical trials to inform the effect of nutrition on dementia risk" |
| 11:45 - 12:00p | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | LUNCH |
| 1:30 - 4:00p | Session III |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | David Gius, MD, PhD: "Ketogenic diet promotes the accumulation of cells expressing senescence markers" |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD: "Using Complex Genetics in Mice to Unlock the Secrets of Cognitive Resilience" |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Pankaj Kapahi, PhD: "How dietary restriction influences brain aging and neurodegeneration" |
| 3:15 - 3:45 | Shangang Zhao, PhD: "Repeated withdrawal of a GLPR agonist induces hyperleptinemia and deteriorates metabolic health in obese aging UM-HET3 mice" |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 4:00 - 5:30 | Free Time and Entertainment |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | POSTER SESSION - at the Pavilion |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | DINNER - Mexican Fiesta |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Entertainment - Dance lessons at the Pavilion |
| 7:00 - 8:30a | BREAKFAST |
| 9:00 - 12:00p | Session IV - Moderator: Christopher Litwin |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Satchidananda Panda, PhD: "Circadian Rhythm theory for healthy lifespan" |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Courtney Peterson, PhD: "Can Intermittent Fasting Slow Primary and Secondary Aging in Humans?" |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Benjamin Miller, PhD: “An alternative perspective on protein supplementation for aging muscle” |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Tracy Anthony, PhD: "Amino acid insufficiency and the integrated stress response" |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Corinna Ross, PhD: |
| 12:00 - 1:30p | LUNCH |
| 1:45 - 4:00p | Session V - Moderator: Laurence Maeyens |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Yan Du, PhD: “Dietary Interventions to Promote Healthy Aging: From Evidence to Community Implementation” |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Rozalyn Anderson, PhD: "Caloric restriction in nonhuman primates" |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Selected Abstract Speaker |
| 4:00 - 6:45 | Free Time and Entertainment |
| 6:45 | Gather for hayride |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | DINNER - Hayride to Hicksville |
| 7:00 - 8:30a | BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Cowboy Breakfast (optional) Ride a horse or take a hay ride to an old-fashioned cowboy-style breakfast! |
| 7:00 - 11:00a | Check-out and departure |
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Past Conferences
- 2024 – “Targeting Metabolic Function to Improve Aging and Healthspan”
- 2023 – “Ever Evolving Hallmarks of Aging”
- 2022 – “Cellular Senescence and Geroscience”
- 2021 – “The Aging Immune System”
- 2020 – “Epigenetics in Aging and Age-Related Disorders”
- 2019 – “Resilience in Aging and Age-Related Disease”
- 2018 – “Exercise Regulation of Biological Aging”
- 2017 – “Sex Differences in Aging: Mechanisms and Responses to Interventions”
- 2016 – “Promoting Healthy Aging: Intervening with Diet, Drugs, or Exercise”
- 2015 – “Metabolism and Aging: From Molecular Physiology to Systems Biology”
- 2014 – “The Microbiome in Aging and Age-related Disease”
- 2013 – “Stem Cells and Aging”
- 2012 – “Mouse Healthspan: Why Lifespan Is No Longer Enough”
- 2011 – “Inflammation in Aging and Aging-Related Disease”
- 2010 – “mTOR in Aging and Aging-Related Diseases”
- 2009 – “Lifespan/Healthspan Extension in Aging Research: When Is It Real and How Can We Be Certain?”
- 2008 – “Calorie Restriction in Aging Research: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?”
- 2007 – “Age-Related Muscle Atrophy: Causes and Mechanisms”
- 2006 – “Nutrient Signaling and Aging”
- 2005 – “The Role of Protein Misfolding and Aggregation on Aging and Age-Related Disorders”
- 2004 – “The Role of Oxidative Stress & Damage in Aging: Past, Present, & Future Research”
