Dear friends,
You are cordially invited to the conference:
From Biology of Aging to Longevity and Quality of Life
Place: Hemda Center for Science Education. Hapardes 7. Tel Aviv. Date: October 1
10.00
Academic Sessions
10.00
Assembly and light refreshments
10:20
Opening. Foreword
10:40
Awards ceremony: Students Excellence Prizes for the research of aging, longevity and quality of life – courtesy of the donors
11.00-12.15
Genetic modulation for longevity
Prof. Haim Cohen, Bar Ilan University. SIRT6 and cholesterol biosynthesis
Prof. Gil Atzmon, Albert Einstein Aging Research Center, NY. 100: The New 70
Prof. Esther Priel, Ben Gurion University. Telomerase activators – Fountain of youth ? x
12.15-12.30
Break
12.30-13.45
Physiological pathways toward longevity and quality of life
Prof. Avraham Reznick, Technion. Molecular mechanisms of cigarette smoke effects on muscle catabolism – Implications to Sarcopenia
Prof. Dalia Somjen, Tel Aviv University. Age dependent hormonal modulations in human cultured bone cells
Dr. Ilia Stambler, Dr. David Blokh, Bar Ilan University. Application of Information Theory to Assess Biomarkers of Aging
13.45-15.00
Lunch break
15.00-16.15
Immune and endocrine system in aging and longevity
Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science. Immunosurveillance of senescent cells is a novel anti-ageing mechanism
Prof. Shai Shen Orr, Technion. Immune System Aging and Inflammation
Dr. Sivan Korenblit, Bar Ilan University. Reduced insulin/IGF-1 signaling reprograms the ER stress response to promote longevity
16.15-16.30
Break
16.30-17.30
Presentations by winners of the Students Excellence Prize
17.30-18.00
Break
18.00-19.00
Gathering for the renewal of the activities of the Israeli Society for the Biology of Aging.
19.00-19.30
Break
19.30-21.00
Public Session
19.30
Panel discussion: Longevity and Quality of Life for the general population
Host: Yanki Margalit
Panelists: Dr. Ilia Stambler, Dr. Yaakov Ben Shaul, Rachel Hillel
21.00
End of Panel
For details, please visit
and
Especially this announcement
http://www.hemda.org.il/
Registration for the academic session
http://www.bizpower.co.il/
Registration for the public session
http://www.bizpower.co.il/tophes/default.asp?c=FJEED
Facebook event – not instead of registration
https://www.facebook.com/events/634925833186497/
For inquiries, please contact
Dr. Ilia Stambler
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