RegenAge 2019
Defining the interface between aging and regeneration
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
Registration will open as soon as the registration fees are set.
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
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
-late afternoon/evening housing check-in and registration
-evening Keynote talk followed by a reception with drinks and light bites
Saturday October 5
-continental breakfast
-morning talks
-lunch
-afternoon talks
-Poster Session
-Lobster Dinner
Sunday October 6
-continental breakfast
-morning talks
-roundtable discussion session
-lunch
On-campus dormitory-style housing is available for an additional fee. Reservations can be made through the registration process. Single and double occupancy rates will be published soon.
A room block with discounted rates will be secured at the Acadia Park Inn, just 0.7 miles from the conference center. Details will be published soon.
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.