Target Audiece: University faculty, industry professionals and students from the fields of neurobiology, neurology, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, biomedical sciences, psychiatry and aging.
Objectives: To showcase some of the
best research on the aging nervous system across
models and paradigms. To serve as a catalyst
for scientific communication and cross-fertilization
in this growing and diverse field.
To characterize Alzheimer’s
Disease research within a broader scientific context
of the aging nervous system.
Program Features:
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World Class Faculty
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Four Star Venue - Chase Park Plaza Hotel
in St. Louis
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Affordable Registration Fee of $150
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Breakfast and Lunches Included
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Washington University Faculty / Staff
Discount
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Student, Fellow & Resident Discounts
(see registration page)
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Poster Session (see application form)
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Continuing Medical Education Credits
(10 hours)
Program Schedule:
Friday, February 15, 2002
11:00 am Registration
11:45 Luncheon Buffet Opens
12:00 pm Luncheon - Khorassan Auditorium West
12:05 Welcome & Opening Remarks (Dr. Eugene Johnson, Jr., WU)
1:00 Move to main Khourassan Auditorium
Session 1: Aging in Model Organisms: Nematode to Human
1:10 Biology of Aging in Model Organisms (Dr. Caleb Finch, USC)
2:00 Neurobiology of Aging: C. Elegans to Dauer Larva (Dr. Don Riddle, UM-C)
2:50 Break
3:00 Aging & Hippocampal/Cortical Circuits in Rodents (Dr. Michela Gallager, Johns Hopkins)
3:50 Aging & the Mammalian Cerebral Cortex: Primates to Humans
(Dr. John Morrison, Mt. Sinai)
4:40 Question & Answer Panel (Dr. Eugene Johnson - Moderator)
5:15 Poster Session & Reception
Saturday, February 16, 2002
Session 2: Experimental Manipulation of the Aging Process
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks (Dr. John Morris)
8:40 Impact of Menopause on the Brain (Dr. Phyllis Wise, UK)
9:30 Delaying the Mitochondrial Decay of Aging (Dr. Bruce Ames, UC Berkeley)
10:20 Break
10:40 Caloric Restriction, Gene Expression & Aging (Dr. Richard Weindruch, UW Madison)
11:30 Question & Answer Panel (Dr. John Morris - Moderator)
12:00 pm Luncheon - Khorassan West
Session 3: Aging, Alzheimer's Disease & Therapeutics
1:00 Aging, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease & Early Detection (Dr. Joseph Price, WU)
1:50 Detection of Very Early AD Through Neuroimaging (Dr. Marilyn Albert, Harvard)
2:40 Break
3:00 Aβ Binding Molecules in AD Pathogenesis & Treatment (Dr. David Holtzman, WU)
3:50 Therapeutics & MCI: Current Status & Future Directions (Dr. Leon Thal, UCSD)
4:40 Q & A Panel / Closing Remarks (Dr. Caleb Finch, USC)
5:00 Adjourn
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