Buck Institute--Pharmacology of Lifespan Extension

描述(由申请者提供)：为巴克老年研究所的老龄研讨会提供部分资金支持。2005年大会的主题是“延长寿命的药理学”，将于2005年10月6日至8日在加利福尼亚州诺瓦托的巴克研究所举行。戴尔·布雷德森博士、西蒙·梅洛夫博士、戈登·利思戈博士和大卫·格林伯格博士将组织这项科学计划。我们在这里的目的是提供资金，支持受邀的演讲者和讨论领袖，并支持10名研究生、博士后研究员和新的初级教员的费用，他们将从会议中受益并为会议做出贡献。我们邀请的演讲者因他们的研究而得到国际认可，他们是优秀的演讲者，将引发令人兴奋的讨论。2005年-巴克衰老研讨会将集中在寿命机制和治疗学方面的重要最新发展。这是一个独特而及时的话题。 会议的目标是： 1.评估药物干预在衰老方面的成功 2.重点介绍新的高通量筛选方法，以识别可能减缓衰老的化合物；以及 3.将学术和商业研究人员聚集在一起，讨论他们的目标，探索合作机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to provide partial support for the Buck Institute for Age Research's Symposium on Aging. The theme of the 2005 conference will be "Pharmacology of Lifespan Extension" to be held at the Buck Institute in Novato, California, 6th - 8th October, 2005. Drs. Dale Bredesen, Simon Melov, Gordon Lithgow and David Greenberg will organize the scientific program. Our aim here is to provide funds to support invited speakers and discussion leaders, and to support the expenses of 10 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new, junior faculty who would benefit from and contribute to the conference. The speakers we have invited are internationally recognized for their research, are excellent presenters and will prompt exciting discussion. The 2005-Buck Aging Symposium will focus on the important recent developments in lifespan mechanistic and therapeutics. This is a unique and timely topic. The goals of the conference are: 1. To assess the success of pharmacological interventions in aging 2. To highlight new high-throughput screening methods for the identification of compounds that may slow aging, and 3. To bring together academic and commercial researchers to discuss their goals and explore opportunities for collaboration.