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INVITATION AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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AGING FROM MOLECULES TO HUMANS:
Translational Research on Aging
AMERICAN AGING ASSOCIATION
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31st Annual Meeting
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL GERONTOLOGY
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16th Annual Meeting
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June 6 - 10, 2002
998 W. Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, California 92109
Reservations: 1-800-576-4229 (international 1-858-488-0551; fax 1-858-488-1387)
Online reservations -- click here
Special group rate for AGE conferees!
This meeting will take topics of interest to the aging research community and examine them from the basic level of bench science up through to work in humans.
In addition to the invited program there will be poster and oral presentations from submitted abstracts. The abstract submission deadline is March 20, 2002.
TRAVEL AWARDS: 15 Student and Minority Travel awards will be available to facilitate attendance at meeting.
PRE-MEETING: The Kronos Longevity Research Institute (TKI) and
the International Society for Healthy Aging Research and Education (ISHARE) will sponsor a one-day program on June 7th entitled "Sarcopenia, Causes, Consequences, and
Prevention."
Call for 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 March 20.
Presented abstracts will be printed in the Journal of the American Aging Association, July 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 runner-up for each award will be awarded $250.00. The abstract must be original, unpublished research, the results of which will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association. Abstracts should be mailed, to arrive by March 20, 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 your 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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Donald K. Ingram, PhD
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, MD
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Mohsen Meydani, DVM, PhD
USDA/HNRCA, Tufts University
Boston, MA
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Paula A. Bickford, PhD
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
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