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"From Chromosomes to Communities: Integrating Aging Research"  

Plenary Speaker: 

  • Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Keynote Speakers: 

  • Darren Baker, Ph.D., M.S. — Mayo Clinic
  • Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D. — University of North Carolina
  • Luigi Ferrucci, M.D., Ph.D. — National Institute on Aging
  • Costantino Iadecola, M.D. — Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Panel Invited Speakers -NIH/NIA Division Directors
  • John Haaga, Ph.D. — Behavioral and Social Research
  • Evan Hadley, M.D. — Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
  • Eliezer Masliah, M.D., Ph.D. — Neuroscience
  • Felipe Sierra, Ph.D. — Aging Biology

UAB Invited Speakers: 

  • Cynthia Brown, M.D., M.S.P.H.
  • Thomas Buford, Ph.D.
  • Melissa Harris, Ph.D.
  • Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D.
  • Virginia Howard, Ph.D.
  • Mona Fouad, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Carlos Orihuela, Ph.D.
  • Victor Thannickal, M.D.

Trainee Participation:

  • Poster Session and Selected Data Blitz talks

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