Welcome to the 41st Annual Meeting of the
American Aging Association:
Interventions Now: Targets, Tactics and Timing
The 41 st annual American Aging Association (AGE) meeting will be held in Fort Worth, TX on June 1–4, 2012. Our meeting this year is designed to explore emerging areas in the biology of aging and also to update and reconsider previous advances in understanding and mitigating aging and related diseases. A highlight of this year’s meeting will be the exploration of the interaction of biological age and effectiveness of health-promoting interventions. The annual AGE meeting is the preeminent forum for advancing the field of biogerontology through critical discussion and presentation of novel findings. Fort Worth, TX, the chosen venue for the 2012 meeting, is an easily accessible, major travel hub that is full of hospitality and well-preserved Western culture. The meeting hotel, the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth is located in the heart of Downtown in historic Sundance Square.
In accordance with tradition, the 2012 AGE meeting will consist of invited symposia, plenary talks, oral presentations based on contributed abstracts, and poster presentations. Featured symposia include: “Oxidative Stress, an Evolving Concept,’‘ ‘‘New Invertebrates in Aging Research’‘ (sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, NIA), ‘‘Therapeutic Targets for Life-span and Health-span,’‘ ‘‘Advances in Nutrient Modulation of Aging,’‘ ‘‘Sensory Aging: Toward Improving the Aging Experience,’‘ ‘‘Eating and Aging,’‘ and ‘‘Timing of Anti-Aging Interventions.’‘ This meeting will feature a keynote address as well as two signature plenary talk/luncheons that will be given by the winners of the Vincent Cristofalo award (sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research) and the Denham Harman award (sponsored by AGE). Additionally, a plenary talk will be dedicated to Drs. James Joseph and Mark Smith (supported by AGE). A Transatlantic symposium (scheduled for Sunday, June 3), will feature presentations based on cooperative efforts between US and UK scientists (sponsored by BBSRC and NIA) and a Nathan Shock Center Symposium (scheduled for Monday, June 4 and sponsored by NIA) will highlight advances emanating from the Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in Aging Research. For students and trainees, we will feature the popular ‘‘Data Blitz’‘ followed by a social on Saturday evening (June 2).
A pre-meeting, supported by NIA and AGE, will begin the afternoon of May 31 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and continue on June 1 at the Worthington Hotel. In accordance with the meeting theme, experts in the fields of endocrinology, geriatrics and neuroscience will discuss a ‘‘Window of Opportunity for Estrogen and Progestin Intervention in Aging and Alzheimer’s disease.’‘ Symposia will include ‘‘The Clinical Effects of Hormones in Post-Menopausal Women,’‘ ‘‘The Effects of Hormones on Cognitive Decline in Rodent Models,’‘ and ‘‘Mechanisms of Time-Related Loss of Hormone Effectiveness after the Menopause.’‘ May 31 will feature talks based on submitted abstracts and an evening Data Blitz.
Please visit soon again for updated announcements and preliminary program for this exciting meeting.
Michael J. Forster, Ph.D.
2012 AGE President and Annual Meeting Chair
