Session 1 | Inflammation and Aging |
7:45-8:30 | Light Breakfast |
8:30 | Arlan Richardson, Ph.D., Director of the Oklahoma Nathan Shock Aging Center, Introduction/Welcome |
8:45-9:15 | Vishwa Deep Dixit Ph.D., Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Immunobiology, Yale University: “Non-Immunological Functions of Adipose Resident Immune System During Lifespan” |
9:15-9:45 | Deepa Sathyaseelan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, OUHSC: “Does Necroptosis Play a Role in Inflammaging?” |
9:45-10:15 | James Kirkland, M.D./Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic: “Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Senolytic Agents: The Path to Translation” |
10:15-10:45 | Coffee Break |
Session 2 | Pathways Leading to Inflammation |
10:45-11:15 | Dawn Bowdish, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University: “The Microbiome is a Driver of Age-Associated Inflammation” |
11:15-11:45 | Jacqueline Stephens, Ph.D. Professor of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University: “Emerging Roles of the JAK-STAT Aignaling Pathway in Adipocyte Function, Inflammation, and Insulin Sensitivity” |
11:45-1:00 | Lunch provided for participants |
Session 3 | Inflammation and Age-associated Diseases |
1:00-1:30 | Timothy M. Griffin, Ph.D., Associate Member, OMRF: “Role of Metabolic Regulation of Inflammation in Osteoarthritis” |
1:30-2:00 | Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky. “Targeting Dysregulated Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease” |
2:00-2:30 | Jeremy Walston, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Older Americans Independence Center, Johns Hopkins University: “Role of inflammation in frailty” |
2:30-4:00 | Poster session |
4:00-5:00 | Keynote Speaker: Luigi Ferrucci, M.D./Ph.D., Scientific Director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute on Aging: “Blood Inflammatory Mediators and Aging: Causes and Consequences” |
- Details about presentations will be sent to speakers.
- Poster format details will be provided to all poster presenters. The boards will be 4×6, please make sure your poster will fit this dimension.