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
“Stem Cell Aging: Functional Consequences and Rejuvenating Strategies”
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.
- 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
Friday Oct 4th | |||
5-7pm | housing & registration check in | coffee, tea, water | Maren Lobby |
6:50 PM | Welcome and Introduction | Hermann Haller | |
7:00 PM | Keynote Talk | Tom Rando | Auditorium |
8:00-9:30 PM | Reception | Open Bar and hors d’oeuvres | Maren Lobby, Dahlgren |
Saturday Oct 5th | |||
8:00 AM | continental breakfast | Dining Hall | |
Session : Epigenetics and gene regulation | |||
9:00 AM | Invited speaker | Steve Horvath | Auditorium |
9:30 AM | Short talk | Sam Beck | Auditorium |
9:45 AM | Invited speaker | Nicola Neretti | Auditorium |
10:15 AM | Short talk | Jeffery Wolchock | Auditorium |
10:30 AM | break | coffee/tea/snacks | Maren Lobby |
Session : Cellular Reprogramming | |||
10:45 | Invited speaker | Ken Muneoka | Auditorium |
11:15 AM | Short talk | Kyle Quinn | Auditorium |
11:30 | Invited speaker | Catherine McCusker | Auditorium |
12:00 PM | Lunch | Dining Hall | |
1:30 PM | Short talk | Judith Roe | |
1:45 PM | Short talk | Susan Sheehan | Auditorium |
2:00 PM | Short talk | Mimi Sammarco | Auditorium |
2:15 PM | break | coffee/tea/snacks | Maren Lobby |
Session : Proteostasis | |||
2:30 PM | Invited speaker | Robert Schmookler Reis | Auditorium |
3:00 PM | Short talk | Jarod Rollins | Auditorium |
3:15 AM | Invited speaker | Nikolai Slavov | Auditorium |
3:45 AM | Short talk | Juyoung Shim | Auditorium |
4:00 PM | Poster Session | Open Bar and appetizers | Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation |
5:30 PM | Banquet | Lobster Dinner | dining hall |
7:30 PM -8:30 | Round Table discussion | Tom Rando, et. al. | Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation |
Sunday October 6th | |||
8:00 AM | continental breakfast | Dining Hall | |
Session : Stem cells and development in regeneration and aging | |||
9:00 AM | Invited speaker | Laura Niedernhofer | Auditorium |
9:30 AM | Short talk | Ian Gans | Auditorium |
9:45 AM | Short talk | Kevin Hoffseth | Auditorium |
10:00 AM | break | coffee/tea/snacks | Maren Lobby |
10:30 | Invited speaker | Jen Trowbridge | Auditorium |
11:00 AM | Short talk | Regina Brunauer | Auditorium |
11:15 AM | Invited speaker | Josien Van Wolfswinkel | Auditorium |
11:45 | Short talk | James Godwin | Auditorium |
12:00 | Closing remarks and Lunch | lunch for those that signed up in the registration process | dining hall |
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.