American Aging Association - 34th Annual Meeting
AGING: MECHANISMS AND PREVENTION  June 3-6, 2005  Oakland, CA, USA
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34th ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM

June 3 - 6, 2005

Oakland Marriott City Center, California, USA

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3
PRE-MEETING SYMPOSIUM: Nutrition and Successful Aging
7:00 AM

REGISTRATION

8:00

Welcome Notes

JAMES JOSEPH, CHAIR

8:05

Red Wine and Green Tea Derived Polyphenols as Neuroprotective Agents Against Age- related Neurological Disorders 

Stephane Bastianetto

8:35

Insulin Resistance and Aging: Neurological Complications and Consequences

Larry Reagan

9:05

Eating Less to Live Long:  Can Calorie Restriction Retard Aging in Primates?

Donald K. Ingram

9:35

Do Almond Skin Phenolics Promote Heart Health?

Jeffrey Blumberg

10:05 Break
 10:30

The Effects of Antioxidant Diets in the Aged Dog.

William Milgram

11:00

Coenzyme Q10 and Alpha-tocopherol: Can They Improve Brain Function When Supplemented in Late Life?     

Michael Forster

11:30

Dietary Polyphenols from Berry Fruits: Metabolism and Health.

Navindra P. Seeram

12:00 PM Lunch (on your own)  
1:30

Potential Synergy of Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables: Implications for Chronic Disease Prevention

Riu Hai Liu

2:00

Antioxidants and Inflammatory Mediators in the Aged?

Simin Nikbin Meydani

2:30 Break  
3:00

Human Intestinal Uptake of Carotenoid Phytonutrients: Avocados Enhance Absorption

Steven Schwartz

3:30

Mechanisms of Prevention of Alzheimer Pathogenesis with the Turmeric Extract, Curcumin, and the Omega-3 Fatty Acid, DHA   

Gregory M. Cole

5:00 - 7:00

AGE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

6:00 - 7:30 The New Study Sections at the NIH (CSR) for the Review of Applications in Aging Research - NEW! James Harwood
7:00 -9:00

Welcome Reception

34th AGE ANNUAL MEETING - AGING: Mechanisms and Prevention - SATURDAY, JUNE 4
7:00 AM Registration  
8:00 Welcome Notes ANDRZEJ BARTKE, Chair
8:05

SESSION 1: Genetic Mechanisms

CHAIR: Trudy F.C. MacKay

 

Polygenic Control of Aging

Gary Ruvkun

 

Metabolic Remodeling in Extended Longevity

Michal Jazwinski

 

Immune Function, Energy Metabolism and Aging in Drosophila

Maria DeLuca 

9:50 Break
10:05

SESSION 2: Cellular Mechanisms I 

CHAIR: Donald Ingram

 

Effects of Caloric Restriction on Mitochondrial Function

Brian Merry

 

Age-related Alterations of Muscle Fibers

Judd Aiken

 

Metabolic Re-programming in Response to Caloric Restriction

Richard Weindruch

11:50 AM - 1:15 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:15

SESSION 3: Caloric Restriction in the Human

CHAIR: Claudio Franceschi

 

Caloric Restriction and Human Aging

John Holloszy

 

Caloric Restriction and Human Metabolism

Eric Ravussin

 

Diet, Health and Longevity in Okinawa

Bradley Willcox

2:55 Break

3:15

SHORT PAPERS CHAIR: Maria de Luca

Cells and Genes that Function in the Reproductive System of C. Elegans to Promote Longevity

Arjumand Ghazi

Pharmacological Manipulation of Stress Response and Aging

Gordon Lithgow

Age-Related Decreases in NAD(P)H and Glutathione Cause Redox Declines During Glutamate Treatment of Hippocampal Neurons

Mordhwaj Parihar

Oxidative Stress as a Risk Factor of Age-Related Memory Impairment (AMI) in C. Elegans

Shin Murakami

Insulin Receptor Substrate- 2 (IRS-2) Dose-Dependent Regulation of Energy Homeostasis in the Brain

Akiko Taguchi
4:30 - 5:30

SPECIAL LECTURE: Frailty and Therapeutic Approaches

John Morley

5:30 Supercentenarian Research Foundation
6:00 - 8:00

BOARD OF DIRECTORS DINNER MEETING

6:00 STUDENT PROGRAM - NEW! CHAIR: Raphael de Cabo
Data Blitz
Round Table
Student Social
34th AGE ANNUAL MEETING - SUNDAY, JUNE 5
7:00 AM Registration
8:00

SESSION 4: Cellular Mechanisms II

CHAIR: Huber Warner

 

Foci of DNA Damage

William Bonner

 

GH-dependent Gene Expression and Aging

John J. Kopchick

 

Size, Stress, and Aging

Richard Miller

9:45 Break
10:00

SESSION 5: Genomics and Proteomics

CHAIR: John Holloszy

 

Gene Expression and Protein Profiles

Thomas Johnson

 

Effects of Aging and Caloric Restriction on Protein Profiles in Mice 

Arlan Richardson

 

Analysis of Gene Expression in Drosophila

Trudy F.C. MacKay

11:45 - 1:15 Lunch (on your own)

1:15

SHORT PAPERS

CHAIRS: Richard Weindruch
Glycoprofiling of Serum N-Glycans: Apotential Ageing Biomarker Chitty Chen
Does Overexpression of Thioredoxin 1 Increase Resistance to Oxidative Stress and Affect Aging and Pathology? Yuji Ikeno
Isoflavone Effects on Cognition in Menopause Robert Krikorian
Long Term Food Deprivation Enhances the Resistant to the Paraquat Induced Oxidative Stress and Increases the Life Span in C. Elegans Garrick D Lee
2:15 Break
2:30 Long Term Effects of Growth Factors on Neuroglia: Proliferation, De-Differentialtion, and Neurogenesis Irene Thung
  Elevated Free Fatty Acids (FFAS) – A Common Denominator for the Protected Phenotypes Associated with Caloric Restriction in Rats, Long-Lived Mice and Hibernating Squirrels Marco A. Chacón
3:00

SPECIAL LECTURE: Physiological and Genetic Characteristics of Centenarians

Claudio Franceschi

4:00 SPECIAL LECTURE: My 21 Years at the NIA: Research Directions - Past, Present and Future Huber Warner
5:30 - 6:00

AGE BUSINESS MEETING

7:00 - 9:00

COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND POSTER PRESENTATION

34th AGE ANNUAL MEETING - MONDAY, JUNE 6     
7:00 AM Registration
8:00

SESSION 6: Brain Aging and Novel Therapies

CHAIR: John Morley

 

Immunotherapy of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alon Monsonego

 

Restoration of Regenerative Potential to Aging Muscle

Thomas Rando

 

SOD-1 and Neuronal Survival

Don W. Cleveland

9:45