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2015 AFAR Scientific Awards and Lectures

Start Time: November 20, 2015

 

Please join AFAR for the presentation of the

 

2015 AFAR SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
AND LECTURES

 

Friday, November 20, 2015

Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
Room Southern III at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Awards presentation and Lecture
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Reception

 

Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction


Leonard Guarente, Ph.D.

Novartis Professor of Biology at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Guerente's lecture will explore
“Sirtuins and NAD+ in Aging and Diseases.”

The Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction
has been generously underwritten by Allen W. Mead, MD.

 

Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research


Amy Wagers, Ph.D.

Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at
Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Dr. Wager’s lecture will explore
“Reversing Dysfunction in Aging Tissues.”

 

Learn more about the Awards here.


More information about this event can be found in the flyer available to download here or on the GSA's website here.

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