Summer School 2024 [September 19th and 20th]: Fertile Grounds to tackle Vulnerability: Cultivating Tomorrow's Aging and Senescence Science

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Fertile Grounds to Understand Vulnerability:

Cultivating Tomorrow's Aging and Senescence Science  

Aging is a multifaceted process that raises several questions. How can we acquire a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying aging? What actions can intervene in preventing age-related diseases? How can we leverage developments in research to enhance individuals' health?

These questions will be at the heart of the EUR LIVE Summer School 2024, titled ‘Fertile Grounds to Understand Vulnerability’, bringing together scientists, researchers, and clinicians experts in aging and senescence science.

The conference will focus on exploring innovative approaches to understanding and addressing vulnerabilities associated with aging, with a particular emphasis on promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. Topics will include cutting-edge research on aging biology and cellular senescence, strategies to promote healthy aging, and interventions to mitigate age-related vulnerabilities. Through keynote presentations, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, and networking opportunities, participants will gain valuable insights into the latest advances in aging science and contribute to shaping the future of this critical field.

Whether you are a scientist, healthcare professional, student, or simply curious, this conference offers a unique opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and contribute to aging-related research.

September 19

Morning Session: Understanding Senescence Mechanisms

• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration and Networking
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening Address: Cellular Senescence and its Role in Aging
• 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM: Keynote Speech: Eric Gilson: "TRF2 Expression as a Regulatory Process of Aging"
• 10:00 AM: Break
• 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Masashi Narita: "Senescence and Gene Regulation"
• 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Clemens Schmitt: "Cancer Prevention through Senolysis"
• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Björn Schumacher: "Genome Stability in Aging, Heredity, and Diseases: New Perspectives in C. elegans"
• 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Ilke Sen: "New Players Regulating Metabolism and Skeletal Muscle Function during Aging and Age-Related Diseases"

Afternoon Sessions: Clinical Applications and Translational Research

• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel Discussion: "Cellular Senescence: From Lab to Bedside"; "Relevant Preclinical and Clinical Senescence Models"; Awareness and Introduction of Clinicians to the Concept of Senescence in Disease.
• 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Tomorrow’s Scientists: Flash Presentations
• 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Cleo Bishop: "Small Things in Small Packages: Exploring mRNA Cargo of Extracellular Vesicles"
• 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: José Freitas: "Systems Biology and Multilayer Profiling: Towards Comprehensive Understanding of Cellular Aging and Its Potential Exploitation"
• 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Peter de Keyzer: "Understanding Senescence Heterogeneity and Preclinical Development of FOXO4-DRI Peptides against a ‘Scarred’ Subtype"
• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Jane Reznick: "Staying Young at Heart - Naked Mole Rat Strategy to Overcome Stress and Support Regeneration"

September 20

Morning Session: Disease Perspectives

• 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Opening Address: Luigi Fontana: "Slowing Biological Aging Through Diet and Exercise: Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms"
• 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM: Break
• 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Jeanne Mialet-Perez: "Identification of New Signaling Pathways Driving Senescence in the Heart"
• 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM: Laurent Boyer: "Cellular Senescence and Alveolar Regeneration in Chronic Lung Diseases"
• 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Maximina Yun: "Forever Young? Axolotl Insights into Negligible Senescence"
• 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Han Li: "New Tricks of an Old Dog: Senescence Induced-Plasticity in Health and Disease"
• 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM: Tomorrow’s Scientists: Flash Presentations

Afternoon Sessions - Collaboration and Future Directions

• 2:25 PM - 3:25 PM: Tomorrow’s Scientists: Flash Presentations
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion: Collaboration Matchmaking and Project Brainstorming; Thierry Gally (INSERM), Yvan De Launoit (INSB - CNRS).
• 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Final Remarks and Closing