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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
05/02/2013 - 05/04/2013 | Cologne
The Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD) at the University of Cologne is rapidly pushing forward research into the mechanism and regulation of aging process. Our vision is to gain a better understanding of the molecular basis of aging, from which to develop new treatments for aging- associated diseases such as cancer, diabetes, kidney failure or neurodegenerative disorders. Over 400 researchers from the University, University Hospital and Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Aging and for Neurological Research, as well as the German Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) form the closely knitted, international and interdisciplinary CECAD team. Through CECAD’s achievements, Cologne now holds a leading position in aging research, offering enormous possibilities for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches to the challenges facing our aging society.
From May 2 until May 4 CECAD presents the First Cologne Aging Conference: 18 high-ranking international experts from the field of aging research will give an exclusive inside into their promising work. The symposium thus offers a unique platform for communication within the international community of aging research and prepares the ground to exploit potential synergies for optimal research results.
Organizers:
Jens Brüning, Alexandra Trifunovic, Bernhard Schermer
Program
Thursday May 2nd
18:00
Welcome & introduction – Aleksandra Trifunovic (CECAD Organizer Team)
Session I: Stem cells and aging
18:10-18:50
Bruce Edgar (ZMBH - Heidelberg, Germany):
“Homeostatic and Dysplastic growth in the Drosophila Intestine”
18:50-19:30
Hila Toledano (Haifa University, Israel):
“Role of RNA in aging of the stem-cell niche”
Friday May 3rd
Session II: Mitochondrial dysfunction and age-associated disease
09:00-09:40
Anu Suomalainen (University of Helsinki, Finland):
“Lost in Interpretation: mitochondrial dysfunction signals underlying tissue-specific disease manifestations”
09:40-10:20
Luca Scorrano (University of Padua, Italy):
“Keeping mitochondria in shape: a matter of differentiation”
10:20-10:50 coffee break
Session III: Aging and neurodegeneration
10:50-11:30
Andrea Ballabio (TIGEM, Naples, Italy):
“Signals from the lysosome”
11:30-12:15
Nektarios Tavernakis (University of Crete, Greece):
“Neurodegeneration in heat stroke: The protective role of the heat shock response”
12:15-13:45 lunch break
Keynote lecture
13:45-14:00
Introduction: Thomas Langer (CECAD Vice Spokesperson)
14:00-15:00
Klaus Rajewsky (MDC-Berlin, Germany):
“Lymphoma pathogenesis and immune surveillance”
15:00-16:00 coffee break and poster session
Session IV: Humoral and epigenetic control of aging
16:00-16:40
Anne Brunet (Stanford University, USA):
“Epigenetic regulation of aging”
16:40-17:20
Andy Dillin (Berkeley University, USA):
“Humoral control of proteostasis”
Saturday May 4th
Session V: Genome instability and aging
09:00-09:40
Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna (IFOM-IEO, Milan,Italy):
“What is cellular senescence?
09:40-10:20
Jan Vijg (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA):
“Single-cell analysis of genome instability in aging”
10:20-11:00
Lenhard Rudolph (Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Germany):
"DNA damage response in aging"
11:00-11:30 coffee break
Session VI: Aging and inflammation
11:30-12:10
Eline Slagboom (LUMC, Netherlands):
“Biomarkers and determinants of healthy ageing in human longevity families”
12:10-12:50
Vishva M. Dixit (Genentech, USA):
“Signaling lessons from death receptors”
12:50-14:00 lunch break
Session VII: Metabolic homeostasis and aging
14:00-14:40
Stephen O’Rahilly (University of Cambridge, UK):
“Human metabolic disease “lessons from genetics"”
14:40-15:20
Tamas Horvath (Yale University, USA):
“Hypothalamic hunger-promoting neurons regulate higher brain functions and longevity”
15:20-16:00
Eric Verdin (UCSF, San Francisco, USA):
“Reversible protein acetylation and Aging”
16:00-16:20
Closing remarks – Jens Brüning (CECAD Scientific Coordinator)
Information on participating / attending:
Free admission – no registration required!
How to get there:
Please note that only a limited number of parking spaces are available. Therfore, we recommend to make use of the public transportation system (tram line 9, stop Lindenburg).
Contact:
CECAD – Excellent in Aging Research
PR & Marketing / Astrid Bergmeister & Andrea Pfennig
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Str. 47 b (Biocenter)
50674 Cologne / Germany
Phone: +49 (0)221 470 5287
Date:
05/02/2013 18:00 - 05/04/2013 16:30
Event venue:
MTI Main Lecture Hall
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
(next to new CECAD Research Center)
50931 Cologne
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Medicine, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
03/28/2013
Sender/author:
Astrid Bergmeister
Department:
Communications
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event42991
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