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INVITATION AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Successful Aging:
Exploring Interventions for Maximizing Lifespan and Healthspan
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AMERICAN AGING ASSOCIATION (AGE)
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30th Annual Meeting
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL GERONTOLOGY
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15th Annual Meeting
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH
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14th Annual Grantee Conference
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June 1 - 4, 2001
At the Monona Terrace Convention Center
Madison, Wisconsin
PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP (May 31 - June 1):
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Nonhuman primate models of aging: Their current status and future potential
Organizers: Joseph Kemnitz, Ph.D., Wisconsin Regional Primate Research
Center and Donald Ingram, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging |
FEATURED SYMPOSIA (June 2 - 4):
| Hormone Replacement Therapy in Animal Models
chaired by Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University |
| Hormonal Replacement Therapy and Aging in Humans
chaired by Mitch Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Kronos Research Foundation |
| Caloric Restriction Mimetics
chaired by George Roth, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging |
| Using Gene Targeting and Transgenics to Probe Aging Processes
chaired by James Nelson, Ph.D.,
Univ. of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio |
| The Role of Exercise in Successful Aging
chaired by John Holloszy, M.D., Washington University and Li Li Ji, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Nutritional Interventions in Neurobiological Aging
chaired by Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D. and James Joseph, Ph.D., USDA/HNRC on Aging at Tufts |
| Neural Stem Cells and the Aging Brain
chaired by Mark Mattson, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging |
Call to Abstracts: Oral and Poster Presentation
| Pre- and Post- Doctoral Student Awards (up to $500) |
| Oral Presentation/Travel Award for Underrepresented Individuals (up to $1000) |
| Oral Presentation/Travel Award for Junior Faculty (up to $1000) |
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All abstracts must be received in the AGE office by April 1, 2001.
Presented abstracts will be printed in the Journal of the American Aging Association, July 2001 Issue.
Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to submit abstracts and consider membership. Please contact the AGE office for details.
ANNUAL PRE- AND POST- DOCTORAL AWARDS
IN BIOMEDICAL GERONTOLOGY
The Walter Nicolai Award for meritorious basic biologic aging research by a graduate student or medical student and the
Paul Glenn Award for meritorious research in the area of biomedical gerontology by a post-doctoral fellow are presented at the annual meeting. The prizes are in the amount of $500.00 each for the Nicolai and Glenn awards together with a citation. The first two runners-up for the Glenn award will be awarded $250.00 each. The abstract must be original, unpublished research, the results of which will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association. Abstracts for the 1999 prize should be mailed by April 1, 2001 to: Awards Committee, American Aging Association, 110 Chesley Drive, Media, PA 19063 or FAX 610-565-9747 or email to ameraging@aol.com.
Be sure to note whether the abstract is for Pre- or Post-Doctoral Award.
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Judd Aiken, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
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Arthur K. Balin, MD, PhD
The Sally Balin Medical Ctr.
Media, PA
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Mark A. Lane, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, MD
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Vincent Cristofalo, PhD
Lankenau Medical Res. Ctr.
Wynnewood, PA
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Donald K. Ingram, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, MD
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Richard Weindruch, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
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Mohsen Meydani, DVM, PhD
USDA/HNRCA, Tufts University
Boston, MA
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Roger McCarter, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
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