Chair: Steven N. Austad, PhD, AFAR Scientific Director
Co-Chair: Odette van der Willik, AFAR Deputy Director
Featured presentations:
• mTOR Inhibition Improves Immune Function in the Elderly, Joan Mannick, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research
• The Path Towards Translating Senolytic Drugs into Clinical Treatments, James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, AFAR President-Elect, Mayo Clinic Kogod Center on Aging
• Targeting Aging with Metformin (TAME), Nir R. Barzilai, MD, AFAR Deputy Scientific Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
For a full schedule of AFAR experts presenting in the IAGG Biological Sciences Program, click here.
2026 AFAR Martin, Wetle, and Wright Awards Presentation, Lectures, and Reception
Join AFAR for the presentation of the 2026 George M. Martin Award, Terrie Fox Wetle Award, and Irving S. Wright Award at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in National Harbor, MD, on Thursday, November 5, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
45th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Scientific Symposium
To celebrate AFAR's 45th anniversary, our annual awards dinner and scientific symposium returns on Monday, December 7, 2026, to the Harvard Club in Manhattan. AFAR is pleased to honor the Atria Health and Research Institute, with CEO and Co-founder Alan Tisch accepting the award. We are honored to welcome guest speaker Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, best-selling author, and Founder of Blue Zones.
