Partner Event: The 45th American Aging Associate Conference
From June 3rd - 5th, 2016, the American Aging Association, AGE, will host its 45th annual conference in Seattle, WA, in conjunction with the Nathan Shock Center Summit on Personalized Geroscience (June 1-2).
We invite attendees to join us for Session 8: AFAR Symposium on Saturday, June 4th from 3:10 - 4:30 pm. Featuring research presentations from Research Grant recipients, Christin Burd, Ohio State (2014); Ashley Webb, Brown University (2015); Adam Hughes, University of Utah (2015); and Post-Doctoral Awardee, Scott Leiser, University of Michigan (2012).
Other conference highlights include:
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- Opening reception, panel discussion, and special presentation by Mark Collins, The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, June 2nd
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- Keynote Address, by Irving Wright Award recipient, Gary Ruvkun, PhD, Harvard University, June 3rd
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- Denham Harman Award lecture and Luncheon, June 4th
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- Special Trainee events
In addition to those presenting as part of the AFAR Symposium, we are proud that a range range of AFAR affiliated experts are among conference speakers, including Deputy Scientific Director Nir Barzilai; Scientific Director Emeritus George M. Martin, and board member S. Jay Olshansky as well as past and present AFAR grantees: Shelley Buffenstein, Ana Maria Cuervo, Caleb E “Tuck” Finch, Vera Gorbunova, Derek Huffman, Matt Kaeberlein, Brian Kennedy, Daniel Promislow, Peter Rabinovitch, Tom Rando, Alan Shuldiner, and David Walker.
