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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The 35th American
Aging Association Annual Meeting Organizers
are most grateful for the support of the
following organizations:
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NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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NATIONAL
INSTITUTE ON AGING
Overview
The National Institute on Aging
(NIA), one of the 25 institutes
and centers of the
National Institutes of Health,
leads a broad scientific effort
to understand the nature of
aging and to extend the healthy,
active years of life. In 1974,
Congress granted authority to
form the National Institute on
Aging to provide leadership in
aging research, training, health
information dissemination, and
other programs relevant to aging
and older people. Subsequent
amendments to this legislation
designated the NIA as the
primary federal agency on
Alzheimer’s disease research.
Mission
The NIA’s mission is to
improve the health and
well-being of older
Americans through
research, and
specifically to:
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Support and conduct high
quality research on:
-aging processes
-age-related diseases
-special problems and
needs of the aged
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Train and develop highly
skilled research scientists
from all population groups
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Develop and maintain
state-of-the-art resources
to accelerate research
progress
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Disseminate information and
communicate with the public
and interested groups on
health and research advances
and on new directions for
research.
Programs
NIA sponsors research on aging
through
extramural
and
intramural programs.
The extramural program funds
research and training at
universities, hospitals, medical
centers, and other public and
private organizations
nationwide. The intramural
program conducts basic and clinical
research in Baltimore, MD, and
on the NIH campus in Bethesda,
MD.
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
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Office of Dietary Supplement
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The Beverage Institute For
Health & Wellness
The Beverage Institute For
Health & Wellness is a
scientific unit within The
Coca-Cola Company that
supports nutrition research,
education and outreach, with
a primary focus on
increasing understanding of
the role that beverages and
beverage ingredients play in
health and wellness. The
Institute’s research
interests cover a wide
variety of topics, including
hydration, weight
management, fortification
and functional ingredients,
and the potential for
delivering the natural
goodness of whole fruits and
vegetables through
beverages. The Institute
also supports educational
programs for health
professionals on topics
ranging from vitamin D and
bone health to hydration and
managing sweetness.
www.thebeverageinstitute.org/index.shtml
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DSM Nutritional Products Inc
www.dsm.com
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The Dannon Company, Inc.
The Dannon Company, Inc., is
America’s founding national
yogurt company and the premier
name in yogurt. Dannon produces
and sells approximately 100
different types of flavors,
styles and sizes of yogurt,
including probiotic dairy
products. With a strong
commitment to producing great
tasting, high-quality,
nutritious cultured yogurt and
probiotic dairy products, Dannon
is committed to encouraging
healthy eating and living and
strives to innovate and create
foods for families and
individuals with their health
and enjoyment in mind. For more
information, please visit
www.dannon.com.
For more information about Probiotics, please visit
www.probioticscenter.com.
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Ellison
Medical Foundation
The
Ellison Medical Foundation
supports basic biomedical
research on aging relevant to
understanding aging processes
and age-related diseases and
disabilities.
The
Foundation particularly wishes
to stimulate new, creative,
research that might not be
funded by traditional sources or
that is often under-funded in
the U.S.
The Ellison Medical Foundation
is supporting
SESSION
5: Immunity and Infection
and
SESSION
8: Calcium-Mediated Signal
Transduction in Brain Aging
www.ellisonfoundation.org/
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SILVER
SPONSORS |
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International Union of
Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology
www.iubmb.unibe.ch/ |
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United States Department of
Agriculture/Agricultural
Research Service -
ARS
is USDA's principal in-house
research agency. ARS leads
America towards a better future
through agricultural research
and information.
www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
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The Linus
Pauling Institute's
mission
is to
determine the function
and role of
micronutrients
(vitamins, minerals, and
others) and phytochemicals in
promoting optimum health
and preventing and
treating disease; to
determine the role of
oxidative and nitrative
stress and antioxidants
in human health and
disease; and to advance
knowledge in areas that
were of interest to
Linus Pauling through
research and educational
activities.
lpi.oregonstate.edu/
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Pom
Wonderful
www.pomwonderful.com/
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U.S. HIGHBUSH
BLUEBERRY COUNCIL |
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry
Council (USHBC) is a national
research and promotion program
for the highbush (cultivated)
blueberry industry. It was
established by a vote of the
industry and is formally titled
the “Blueberry Promotion,
Research and Information Order
(7CFR 1218). The USHBC is led
by industry elected Council
members with USDA oversight.
Under this program, all domestic
highbush blueberry growers
producing 2,000 pounds or more
of the blueberries per year are
assessed. Assessment funds are
used by the USHBC to increase
blueberry demand through market
promotion activity as well as to
support continued blueberry
research, with particular
interest in blueberry health
related research.
www.blueberry.org
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BRONZE
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Pharmavite
www.naturemade.com
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Kraft Foods
www.kraft.com
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The
Wild Blueberry Association of North
America (WBANA)
www.wildblueberries.com |
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BASF
www.human-nutrition.basf.com |
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Wyeth
www.wyeth.com |
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SCHOLARSHIP
SPONSORS |
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Ross Initiative on Aging
The Mission of the Ross
Initiative on Aging
is to further knowledge of aging
as a biological and cultural
phenomenon. The Initiative
serves as a resource for its
affiliated faculty to promote
interdisciplinary research,
education, training, and policy
development for application in
the broad field of aging.
www.tufts.edu/programs/ross/ |
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Unilever
www.unilever.com/
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Elixir Pharmaceuticals
www.elixirpharm.com/
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AWARD
SPONSORS |
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The Glenn Foundation for Medical
Research
www.glennfoundation.org/
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Kronos Longevity Research
Institute
www.kronosinstitute.org/
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