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Symposium on Aging Agenda

June 5, 2006

9:00 - 5:00
9:00
 - 9:15 Introductions by Dr. Joseph B. Martin, Ph.D.,MD, Dean, Harvard Medical School, Paul F. Glenn, Founder, Paul F. Glenn Laboratories
     
 9:15
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 10:00 Leonard P. Guarente, Ph.D.- Keynote Speaker
      SIR2 Genes, Calorie Restriction and Aging
10:00
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10:40
 Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D.
      Why Dwarf Mice Live Longer
10:40
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11:20
 Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D.
      Lessons from Mouse Knockouts
11:20
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12:00
 Makoto Kuro-o, M.D., Ph.D.
      Boosting Klotho Gene Extends Life Span in Mice
12:00
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 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00
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1:45
 Cynthia Kenyon, Ph.D.- Keynote Speaker
      Insulin/IGF-1 Longevity Pathways
1:45
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2:25
 Bruce Yankner, M.D., Ph.D.
      Aging of the Human Brain
2:25
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3:05
 C. Ronald Kahn, M.D.
      Links Between Aging and Metabolism
3:05
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3:45
 Stephen Helfand, Ph.D.
      "I'm Not Dead Yet" and Other Genes that Modulate Lifespan
3:45
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4:25
 David Sinclair, Ph.D.
      Small Molecules that Extend Lifespan & the Prospect of Novel Pharmaceuticals
4:30
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5:00
 Social - Cheese and Crackers, Lobby area
 
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