Aging:Mechanisms & Prevention:34th Annual Meeting of AGE

描述(申请人提供)：第34届美国老年协会年会以及第19届美国临床老年学学会年会将于2005年6月3-6日在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行。为本组织2005年会议选定的主题是“老龄化、机制和预防”。我们希望实现的是将一群从事实验老年学工作的科学家聚集在一起，审查和讨论该领域的最新进展，特别是哺乳动物衰老和寿命的调节，以及旨在延迟预防人类衰老和与年龄相关的疾病的研究，并为展示新的研究数据和深入讨论所提供的材料提供论坛。该计划将包括八节课的特邀讲座，每节课包括三次演讲和充足的讨论时间，注册者提交的材料的平台和海报演示，以及两次专题讲座。专题讲座的目的将是提供实用的临床观点，从而帮助参与者在老年医学关键问题的背景下查看实验室结果。受邀演讲的主题包括衰老的遗传和细胞机制、IGF-1信号的作用、人类的卡路里限制、人类长寿的遗传学、大脑衰老和神经退行性疾病的新疗法，以及基因组学和蛋白质组学在老年学研究中的应用。将向受训者提供财政援助，以鼓励他们参加会议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 34th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association, combined with the 19th Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Gerontology will be held in San Francisco, CA, June 3-6, 2005. The theme selected for the 2005 meeting of our organizations is "Aging, Mechanisms and Prevention". What we hope to accomplish is to bring together a group of scientists working in experimental gerontology, to review and discuss recent developments in this field with special emphasis on the regulation of aging and longevity in mammals and on studies aimed at delay on prevention of human aging and age-related disease, and to provide forum for presentation of new research data and for in-depth discussion of the presented material. The program will consist of invited lectures arranged into eight sessions, each consisting of three presentations and ample time for discussion, platform and poster presentations of material submitted by the registrants, and two special lectures. The purpose of the special lectures will be to provide a practical, clinical perspective and thus help the participants to view laboratory findings in the context of key issues in geriatric medicine. Topics selected for coverage by invited lectures include genetic and cellular mechanisms of aging, role of IGF-1 signaling, caloric restriction in the human, genetics of human longevity, brain aging and novel therapies for neurodegenerative disease, and use of genomics and proteomics in gerontological research. Financial assistance will be provided to those in training to encourage their participation in the meeting.