March 11-12, 2024
Location: UAB Alumni House and the Alys Stephens Center
Co-organized by the UAB Integrative Center of Aging Research, the UAB Alzheimer’s Disease Center, and the UAB Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.
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Register by Wednesday, March 6, 2024, to reserve your spot. Registration is free. Contact us if you have any questions at
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Submit your abstract for poster presentation by February 12, 2024. Trainees abstracts submitted by this date will also be considered for an elevator pitch on Day 1 (Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging Symposium) or flash talk on Day 2 (Integrative Center for Aging Research Symposium).
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Lodging: We have secured a special group rate at the Residence Inn Birmingham Downtown at UAB.
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Schedule
MONDAY MARCH 11
UAB Alumni House, 8:00 am - 4:15 pm
Featuring UAB Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging Research presentations.
Keynote Speakers
Rozalyn Anderson, PhD
Professor
University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health
Topic: “Aging & Delayed Aging by Caloric Restriction”
João Passos, PhD
Professor
Mayo Clinic
Topic: “Mitochondria and Cell Senescence: a Matter of Life and Death”
Plenary Speakers
- Scott Ballinger, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean. UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Pathology; Co-Leader Nathan Shock Center Comparative Mitochondrial Health Assessment Core.
- Stanislava Chtarbanova, PhD, Assistant Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa.
- Daniella Chusyd, PhD, Assistant Professor. Indiana University Bloomington.
- Karen Gamble, PhD, Professor, F. Cleveland Kinney Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry. UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology.
- Abbi Hernandez, PhD, Assistant Professor. UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Medicine.
- Girish Melkani, PhD, Associate Professor. UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Pathology Co-Leader; Nathan Shock Center Comparative Organismal Energetics Core.
- Courtney Peterson, PhD, Associate Professor, UAB School of Health Profession, Department of Nutrition Sciences.
- Martin Young, PhD, Professor. UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Overview of Training at the NIH National Institute on Aging, Division of Aging Biology
- Christy Carter, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator. Division of Aging Biology, National Institute on Aging (NIA) | National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Alys Stephens Center, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Poster session with Reception.
TUESDAY MARCH 12
UAB Alumni House, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
UAB Integrative Center for Aging Clinical & Translational Research presentations.
Keynote Speakers
John Beard, MBBS, PhD
Professor
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Topic: “Roadmap for Healthy Longevity”
Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Topic: “There’s Something in the Way They Move: Aging and Mobility”