Disease Drivers of Aging: 2016 Advances in Geroscience Summit

Day 1: Wednesday, April 13, 2016

8:00 AM

Breakfast, Registration, and Poster Set-Up

8:30 AM

Opening Remarks
Representative, The New York Academy of Sciences
Representative, American Federation for Aging Research
Representative, The Gerontological Society of America

Session I. Keynote Presentations

8:50 AM

Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Aging
Speaker forthcoming

9:20 AM

Advances in Geroscience: 2013 Summit Outcomes and Recommendations
Felipe Sierra, PhD, National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institutes of Health (NIH)

9:35 AM

Title to be Determined
Steven Austad, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

10:05 AM

Physiological Stress, Chronic Diseases, and Telomere Length
Elissa Epel, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

10:35 AM

Coffee Break

Session II. Aging with HIV: Responding to an Emerging Challenge

11:05 AM

Introduction
Chairperson: Kevin High, MD, Wake Forest University
Vice-Chairperson: Steven Deeks, MD, AIDS Research Institute; University of California, San Francisco

11:15 AM

How is Immune Senescence Accelerated by a Chronic Virus (HIV and CMV)?
Beth Jamieson, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

11:25 AM

How is Cognitive Function Affected by Chronic HIV Infection?
James Becker, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

11:35 AM

How are Stress/Resilience Pathways Affected in HIV Patients?
Gretchen Neigh, PhD, Emory University

11:45 AM

How are Women’s Health Issues and/or Hormonal Influences Affected by HIV?
Kathryn Anastos, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

11:55 AM

How is Body Composition Affected by HIV and ART and Does This Have an Effect on the Aging Phenotype in HIV Positive Patients?
Kristine Erlandson, MD, University of Colorado

12:05 PM

Moderated Panel Discussion

12:50 PM

Networking Lunch

Session III. Emerging Science: Hot Topic Talks

1:45 PM

Hot Topic Talk, selected from submitted abstracts

2:05 PM

Hot Topic Talk, selected from submitted abstracts

2:25 PM

Hot Topic Talk, selected from submitted abstracts

2:45 PM

Hot Topic Talk, selected from submitted abstracts

3:05 PM

Coffee Break

Session IV. Examining the Impacts of Diabetes on Aging

3:45 PM

Introduction
Chairperson: Nir Barzilai, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Vice-Chairperson: Jeffrey Halter, MD, University of Michigan

3:55 PM

How Does Diabetes and Aberrant Insulin Signaling Accelerate the Effects of Aging in the Brain and Neurovascular System?
C. Ronald Kahn, MD, Joslin Diabetes Center

4:05 PM

By What Molecular Mechanism(s) Does Diabetes Accelerate the Effects of Aging in the Cardiovascular System?
Rosario Scalia, MD, PhD, Temple University

4:15 PM

How Does Diabetes Affect the Seven Pillars of Aging in the Kidneys?
Balakuntalam Kasinath, MD, UT Health Sciences Center

4:25 PM

How Does Diabetes Affect Functional Mobility?
Caroline Blaum, MD, New York University

4:35 PM

What are the Parallels in Pancreatic Beta Cell Function and/or Turnover in Diabetic Patients and Healthy Aged Individuals?
Domenico Accili, MD, Columbia University

4:45 PM

Moderated Panel Discussion

5:30 PM

Poster Session and Networking Reception

6:45 PM

Conclusion of Day 1

Day 2: Thursday, April 14, 2016

8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:15 AM

Early Career Investigator Mentoring Workshop (concurrent)
For Graduate Students, Post-doctoral Fellows, and Junior Faculty

Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Paper
Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences
Former Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Session V. Understanding and Mitigating Premature Aging Due To Cancer and Chemotherapy

9:00 AM

Introduction
Chairperson: Arti Hurria, MD, City of Hope National Medical Center
Vice-Chairperson: Claudia Gravekamp, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

9:10 AM

How are the Molecular Pillars of Aging Impacted in Pediatric Cancer Survivors?
Jan van Deursen, PhD, Mayo Clinic

9:20 AM

How Does Activation of Inflammatory and Coagulation Pathways in Cancer Patients Affect Survivorship and Functional Status?
Harvey J. Cohen, MD, Duke University

9:30 AM

Which Animal and/or Cellular Models are Best for Studying the Effects of Cancer and Cancer Therapy on the Aging Process?
Judith Campisi, PhD, Buck Institute for Research on Aging

9:40 AM

Interventions in the Older Cancer Patient... Can We Turn Back the Hands of Time?
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

9:50 AM

How Does Cancer and/or Cancer Treatment Impact Cognitive Aging?
Timothy Ahles, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

10:00 PM

Moderated Panel Discussion

10:45 AM

Coffee Break

Session VI. Identifying Common Themes and Open Research Questions to Advance Therapies for Chronic Diseases and Aging

11:15 AM

What are the common themes/threads that have emerged in the areas of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer as they pertain to the biology of aging?

11:45 AM

What are the open research questions that need to be addressed to advance our understanding of how HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer impact the aging process?

12:15 PM

If chronic diseases are accelerating aging, how will that impact disease follow-up and/or aging treatments?

12:45 PM

Networking Lunch

1:45 PM

Conference Concludes