Beeson Annual Meeting

The Beeson Annual Meeting is held for Beeson Scholars, mentors and other leaders in academic medicine and aging research to review research progress of Scholars, encourage dissemination of their findings, and enhance development of scholarship and leadership. The 2012 Beeson Annual Meeting will be held September 19-22 in the Washington DC metropolitan area at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. The 2011 agenda is available here; a draft agenda for the 2012 meeting will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

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AFAR Grantee Conference

The purpose of the annual AFAR Grantee Conference is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR grantees and experts in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology. The 2012 Conference will be held in Santa Barbara, California at Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel from June 3 - 5. The draft 2012 Conference program can be accessed here.

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Media Briefing: Aging and Pain - Advances and Novel Techniques

From 8:30 to 10:00 am, AFAR will be hosting a media briefing on the latest in pain management for older adults. The briefing is sponsored by the Mayday Fund, a private foundation that supports research on pain. The event will showcase a stellar line-up of speakers: Kathleen M. Foley of the Memorial Sloan-­Kettering Cancer Center, Anne Louise Oaklander of Harvard Medical School, and Cary Reid of Weill Medical College at Cornell University. The breakfast will allow media to ask questions about the most recent developments in pain management research, including alternative pain management and an update on pain medication. Journalists…

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2nd Annual Joint AGE/GSA/AFAR Symposium

The second annual joint symposium between the American Federation for Aging Research, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Aging Association will be held November 18. The GSA will be hosting the symposium as a pre-conference event prior to their 2011 annual meeting. The symposium, “The Biology of Aging: Interventions to Enhance Healthy Human Aging,” will include presentations on topics including caloric restriction, hormone interventions, and drug development.

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30th Anniversary Annual Awards Dinner

Recognizing Women in Science: AFAR's annual dinner honors scientists, as well as lay and corporate leaders for their contributions to the field. In 2011, we will present awards of distinction to Mrs. Nancy Kissinger, philanthropist and founding member of the Women & Science initiative at Rockefeller University; Dr. Mehmood Khan, CEO of the Global Nutrition Group and chief scientific officer at PepsiCo; and Rose W. Dobrof, DSW, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Aging at Hunter College. Dr. Judy Salerno, Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine, will provide the keynote speech. Please contact Nancy O'Leary…

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