Symposium 2021
2021 Symposium on Healthy Aging
December 8
In 2021, we will host our fifth biennial symposium on healthy aging. This will be our first virtual symposium. Dr. Max Guo (National Institute on Aging, NIH) will give a featured presentation on trends in aging biology research.
Program
| 8:55 am – 9:00 am | Welcome |
| 9:00 am – 10:55 am | Healthspan-Extending Interventions |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Sailendra Nichenametla Discrete effects of methionine and cysteine on sulfur amino acid restriction-induced changes in adipose metabolism |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Christian Sell Metabolic regulation of the senescence program through methionine restriction and mTOR inhibition |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Manali Potnis An evolving role for the long non-coding RNA H19 in aging and senescence |
| 10:30 – 10:55 | Panel Discussion |
| 11:10 am – 12:00 pm |
Trends in Aging Biology Research |
| 11:10 – 12:00 | Max Guo Aging Biology Research Supported by the National Institute on Aging |
| 12:45 pm – 2:40 pm | Towards Translation of Sulfur Amino Acid Restriction |
| 12:45 – 1:15 | Zhen Dong Cumulative consumption of sulfur amino acids intake and incidence of diabetes |
| 1:15 – 2:15 | Thomas Olsen & Kathrine Vinknes Sulfur amino acids and metabolic outcomes – Preliminary data, challenges, and experiences from human clinical intervention studies |
| 2:15 – 2:40 | Panel Discussion |
| 3:00 pm – 4:55 pm | Regulation of Metabolism & Senescence |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Alessandro Bitto Acarbose suppresses symptoms of mitochondrial disease in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Jay Johnson Dietary supplementation with compounds that produce methionine restriction-like benefits, including inhibition of insulin/IGF-1 signaling and improved healthspan |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Cristal Hill Dietary protein restriction benefits health and lifespan through FGF21 signaling |
| 4:30 – 4:55 | Panel Discussion |