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.
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Tentative 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 |
| 6:00 - 7:30 | DINNER |
| 7:30 - 9:00p | Session I |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | TBA |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | TBA |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | TBA |
| BREAKFAST | |
| 9:00 - 12:00p | Session II |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | TBA |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | TBA |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | TBA |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | TBA |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | TBA |
| 11:45 - 12:00p | TBA |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | LUNCH |
| 1:30 - 4:00p | Session III |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | TBA |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | TBA |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | TBA |
| 3:15 - 3:45 | TBA |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | TBA |
| 4:00 - 5:30 | Free Time and Entertainment |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | POSTER SESSION - at the Pavilion |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | DINNER |
| 8:30 | Entertainment - Dance lessons at the Pavilion |
| 7:00 - 8:30a | BREAKFAST |
| 9:00 - 12:00p | Session IV |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | TBA |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | TBA |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | TBA |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | TBA |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | TBA |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | TBA |
| 12:00 - 1:30p | LUNCH |
| 1:45 - 4:00p | Session V |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | TBA |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | TBA |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Break/One-on-one discussion |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | TBA |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | TBA |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | TBA |
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Meeting Closing Remarks |
| 4:15 - 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
- 2025 – “Dietary Approaches to Geroscience Intervention”
- 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”
