Agenda

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Poster Sessions/Lunch
1:00 – 1:05 pm
Welcome

Toren Finkel, MD, PhD
 
1:05 -1:15 pm
Opening Remarks

Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD
Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences
John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh
 
1:15 – 2:00 pm
KEYNOTE
Moderator: Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH

Richard J. Hodes, MD
Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
“Advances at the Frontiers of Aging Research”
 
2:00 – 2:10 pm
Questions and Discussion
2:10 – 2:30 pm
Poster Session Review and Coffee Break
2:30 – 4:30 pm
Research Highlights
Moderator: Stacey Rizzo, PhD
Babak Razani, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Immunometabolism, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC
Chief of Cardiology, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center
“From arsonist to firefighter: Reprogramming macrophages in atherosclerosis and obesity”
 
Matthew Steinhauser, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
Aging Institute
“Fat, Fasting and the Search for Metabolic Health and Longevity”
 
J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD
Love Family Professor &* Vice-Chair of Neurology
Director, Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases
“Environmental Triggers of Parkinson’s Disease”
 
Karl Herrup, PhD
Professor
Department of Neurobiology
"Alzheimer's Disease 2022: Data and Diatribes"
 
Caterina Rosano, MD, MPH
Professor, Epidemiology
Vice Chair for Research, Epidemiology
Associate Director for Clinical Translation, Aging Institute
“Brain and Mobility Resilience to Aging: A Story of Music and High Heels”
 
David Nace, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Senior Communities
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director of Long Term Care and Flu Programs, Pitt School of Medicine
“Shaping the Future of Long Term Care through Pandemic-Driven Innovation”
 
4:30 – 4:45 pm
Poster Awards
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Reception