As a co-host of the 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress, AFAR is pleased to share multi-media highlights featuring AFAR experts, including special video content from IAGG TV, as well as slides from various presentations, such as the AFAR-sponsored morning plenary session on targeting aging.
First, footage of the World Congress Opening Ceremony is available, featuring Board Member Mark Collins accepting an award on behalf of Paul Glenn, founder of AFAR’s long-time collaborator, the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
In a special IAGG TV channel, former AFAR Board President and incoming President of IAGG Jack Rowe, MD discussed the excitement of the World Congress and what lies ahead for IAGG. In another segment, 1993 AFAR Research Grant recipient and the Director of the Division of Aging Biology at the National Institute on Aging, Felipe Sierra, PhD describes the emerging field of Geroscience and why the relationship between aging and age-related diseases are key to finding new ways to prevent, slow, and cure diseases. IAGG TV also features Board member and Vice President of Medical Strategy at Pfizer, Pol Vandenbroucke, MD on why Pfizer decided to take on addressing age-related issues.
Among the dozens of AFAR experts who presented at the IAGG World Congress, IAGG has shared these selected presentations:
2011 and 2012 Hartford Scholars in Geriatric Medicine recipient Lee Jennings’s, MD, MSHS “An Automated Approach to Identifying Patients With Dementia Using Electronic Medical Records.”
2003 AFAR Research Grant recipient, Brian Kennedy’s, PhD “Sex Differences in Response to Interventions in the mTOR Network.”
AFAR Scientific Director Steven Austad’s, PhD “Using Sex Differences in Aging in Laboratory Animals to Understand Human Sex Differences.”
2016 Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award recipient Rozalyn Anderson’s, PhD “Aging and Health Biomarker Discovery—Translational Insights From Nonhuman Primates.”
2002 Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging recipient Nathan LeBrasseur’s, PhD “Growth Differentiation Factors and Senescence-Related Proteins as Modifiers of Aging.”
1989 AFAR Research Grant recipient, Sharon Inouye’s, MD “Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients: Early Recognition, Prevention, and Management.”
Lastly, slides from the AFAR-sponsored morning plenary session, Targeting Aging: The Next Big Medical Breakthrough are available, as presented by these AFAR experts:
AFAR Deputy Scientific Director Nir Barzilai, MD
Board Member James Kirkland, MD, PhD
2007 Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award recipient, Matt Kaeberlein, PhD
For a full list of the 2017 IAGG World Congress Scientific Session Presentations, click here.
