RegenAge 2019
Defining the interface between regeneration and aging
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)
The capacity of tissue regeneration is tightly interconnected with organismal aging. The factors determining lifespan and the age dependent decline in regenerative potential have important clinical consequences. This three-day symposium will bring together scientists at the forefront of aging and regeneration research to bridge these two disciplines. This meeting will focus on the common interfaces of gene regulatory networks in aging and regeneration, the pathways to promote wound healing or delay aging, and how comparative biological approaches can link and advance these two fields. In addition to the cutting edge research talks and an integrative poster session, the meeting will include an interactive panel discussion on the emerging therapies for stimulating regeneration or slowing aging and how they might intersect.
Keynote Speaker:
Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, The Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Stanford University School of Medicine
Deputy Director, Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), Stanford University
MDI Biological Laboratory is located next to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
This symposium is supported by the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant awarded to the MDI Biological Laboratory through funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The COBRE grant builds upon and expands the institution’s unique scientific expertise in aging and regeneration.
Fees
The registration fee includes all food service on the program.
$25.00 Undergraduate and Graduate Students
$225.00 Registration fee for all others
Partners
Sam Beck, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Computational BiologyMDI Biological Laboratory
James Godwin, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory/MDI Biological Laboratory
Jarod Rollins, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorMDI Biological Laboratory
Jennifer Trowbridge, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory
Catherine McCusker, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
Josien Van Wolfswinkel, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorYale Stem Cell Center
Ken Muneoka, Ph.D.ProfessorTexas A&M University
Laura Niedernhofer, M.D., Ph.D.ProfessorUniversity of Minnesota
Nicola Neretti, Ph.D.Vartan Gregorian Assistant Professor of BiologyBrown University
Nikolai Slavlov, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorNortheastern University
Robert Shmookler-Reis, Ph.D.ProfessorUniversity of Arkansas
Steve Horvath Ph.D.ProfessorUniversity of California Los Angeles
Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D.ProfessorStanford University
Abstracts for platform talks and poster session will be gathered in the registration process. Abstract submission deadline is August 1, 2019.
Draft schedule outline
Friday October 4
5-7:00 pm registration and housing check-in
7:00 pm Keynote talk
8-9:30 pm reception with drinks and light bites
Saturday October 5
8-9:00 am continental breakfast
9:00- noon morning talks
noon-1:00 pm lunch
1:15-4:00 pm afternoon talks
4-6:00 pm Poster Session
6-7:30 pm Lobster Dinner
7:30-8:30 pm Round Table discussion
Sunday October 6
8:00 am continental breakfast
9:00-noon morning talks
noon – lunch (sign-up in registration required)
On-campus double occupancy dormitory housing is available at no charge for 22 undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in Maine universities and colleges, funded by the COBRE grant. Reservation requests can be made through the registration process and are assigned first-come first-serve.
On-campus dormitory-style housing is available to other attendees for $116.00/night double occupancy. Apartment and Cottage rates vary. Reservation requests can be made through the registration process.
A hotel room block with discounted rates has been secured at the Acadia Park Inn, just 0.7 miles from the conference center. Call 207-288-5823. Reservation discount rate expires August 15, 2019.
This symposium is supported by the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant awarded to the MDI Biological Laboratory through funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The COBRE grant builds upon and expands the institution’s unique scientific expertise in aging and regeneration.