2017 AFAR Scientific Awards Ceremony and Lectures

Start Time: July 25, 2017

AFAR is pleased to host our

2017 AFAR Scientific Awards Presentation and Lectures

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Moscone West – Room 2024
San Francisco

presenting the

Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction

Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH

AFAR Board President and Director of Geriatrics for the New York Presbyterian Health System, Co-Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Dr. Lach's lecture will explore:
"How and Why We Must Integrate Biological and Social Sciences in Aging: Elder Abuse as a Paradigm."

Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research

Dongsheng Cai, MD, PhD

Associate Director of the Diabetes Research Center (Biomedical Cores) and a Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Cai's lecture will explore:
"Hypothalamic inflammation in neural control of aging."

6:00 – 7:30 pm
Awards Presentation and Lectures

7:30-8:30 pm
Reception

Contact Hattie Herman for further information.

Learn more about the Awards here.

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