Day 1 – Thursday, April 25, 2024 Evening Portion
Early Career faculty Joint Session Cohosted with the AGING Initiative MCC Scholars Group
LOCATION: Salons 5-7 |
| 8:30 am - 4:45 pm |
Early Career Investigator Session
Moderator: Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD
LOCATION: Salons 5-7
|
| 8:30 – 8:40 am |
Welcome from Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche |
| 8:40 – 9:50 am |
Early Career Investigator Session 1 “AI in Aging Research”
Moderator: Todd Manini, PhD
|
| 8:40 – 9:00 am |
AI for aging research: You got to know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em
Sanjay Ranka, PhD (University of Florida)
|
| 9:00 – 9:20 am |
AI and the 5 M’s of Geriatrics
Christopher Kaufmann, PhD (University of Florida)
|
| 9:20 – 9:40 am |
Using generative AI to increase your research productivity: survey results from
Pepper Centers
Todd Manini, PhD (University of Florida)
|
| 9:40 – 9:50 am |
Discussion and Q&A with Presenters |
| 9:50 - 10:10 am |
Break & Networking |
| 10:15 - 11:30 am |
Early Career Investigator Session 2 “Grantsmanship”
Moderator: Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD
|
| 10:15 – 10:35 am |
An R-grant development sketch: Aims, must-dos, and pitfalls
Ken Covinsky, MD, MPH
(UCSF)
|
| 10:35 – 10:55 am |
A K-grant development sketch: Aims, must-dos, and pitfalls
Shoshanna Kahana, PhD (NIA/NIH)
|
| 10:55 – 11:15 am |
Considerations in moving from investigator-driven to large team research
Cathleen
Colon-Emeric, MD (Duke University)
|
| 11:15- 11:30 am |
Discussion and Q&A with Presenters |
| 11:30 am -12:00 pm |
Networking & pick up Lunch Buffet |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Lunch and Consultancy Challenge
LOCATION: Salon 1-3
|
| 1:00 – 1:15 pm |
Break & Networking |
| 1:15 – 2:45 pm |
Mock Study Section
LOCATION: Studio E and Studio F
|
| 2:45 - 3:30 pm |
Netwalking: Take a Walk and Talk
To by lead by: Alice Ryan, PhD & Elena Volpi, MD, PhD
|
| 3:30 - 4:45 pm |
General Session Kick Off: Recent Developments in Translational Science and Aging
Biology
Moderator: Monty Montano, PhD & Elena Volpi, MD, PhD Location: Salons 5-7
|
| 3:30 – 3: 40 pm |
Framing the Problem
Elena Volpi, MD, PHD (UT San Antonio)
|
| 3:40 – 3:55 pm |
Study on the effects of semaglutide on physical function and cellular senescence in
older adults with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
Tiffany Cortes, MD (UT San Antonio)
|
| 3:55 – 4:15 pm |
Discussion of recent study findings about lack of benefit of metformin on
longevity/survival in humans
Matthew Keys, PhD Fellow (University of Southern Denmark)
|
| 4:15 – 4:25 pm |
Update to the TAME Trial’s rationale
Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
|
| 4:25 – 4:35 pm |
Problem of weight regain after weight loss in obese older adults
Denise Houston, PhD (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
|
| 4:35 – 4:45 pm |
Discussion and Q&A with Presenters |
| 3:30 – 4:45 pm |
Concurrent Session lead by the AGING Initiative: Don’t fly blind: Preparing
for your pilot study
Presented by Heather Allore, PhD (Yale University)
Location: Studio F
|
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm |
Break and transition to evening portion of agenda |
| 5:00 – 5:30 pm |
OAIC CC Updates with Dalane Kitzman NIA Updates with Dr. Eldadah (virtual)
LOCATION: Salons 5-7
|
| 5:30 – 5:45 pm |
Break / Transition to the Poster Session
LOCATION: take stairs down to Residence Inn Hotel Space
|
| 5:45 - 6:30 pm |
Poster Session (Group One)
Group One Board Assignment & Abstracts (1-18)
LOCATION: Potomac Meeting Room (Residence Inn Hotel Space)
|
| 6:45 – 7:45 pm |
Dinner
LOCATION: Salon 4
|
| 7:45 pm |
Match up Session
LOCATION chosen by matched groups; if this time does not work, please utilize other networking breaks at the meeting to have your match up!
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Day 2 - Friday, April 26, 2024
Plenary Session
Location: Salons 5-7 |
| 7:30-8:45 am |
Morning Sessions with NIA/NIH representatives
- OAIC Directors and NIA Representatives Meeting
Confirmed NIA Leaders: Drs. Hodes, Kelley, Santora, Hadley, Romashkan, Eldadah
LOCATION: Studio E
- OAIC Early Career Investigator and NIH/NIA Representatives Meeting
Moderators: Kathryn Callahan, MD & Denise Houston, PhD (Wake Forest)
LOCATION: Studio F
|
| 8:45 - 9:00 am |
Break / Transition to Plenary Session |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am |
Plenary Session: Morning Welcome from Kathryn Callahan, MD
LOCATION: Salons 5-7
|
| 9:05 – 10:15 am |
Effect of Stress on Health and Aging
Moderator: Peter Abadir, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins University)
|
| 9:05 – 9:25 am |
Biological Pathways
Jeremy Walston, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
|
| 9:25 – 9:45 am |
Psycho-Social Pathways
Anthony Ong, PhD (Cornell University) – Virtual Presenter |
| 9:45 – 10:05 am |
Resilience perspective
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD (Duke University)
|
| 10:05-10:20 am |
Discussion and Q&A with Presenters
|
| 10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break / Transition to the Poster Session
LOCATION: take stairs down to Residence Inn Hotel Space
|
| 10:45 – 11:30 am |
Poster Session (Group Two)
Group Two Board Assignment & Abstracts (1-19)
LOCATION: Potomac Meeting Room (Residence Inn Hotel Space)
|
| 11:30 – 11:45 am |
Break / Transition back to Plenary Session |
| 11:50 – 12:20 pm |
Pepper OAIC CC High Impact Publications involving early career faculty
LOCATION: Salons 5-7
University of Pittsburgh OAIC: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Use and Access
Associated With Loss of Medicaid Supplemental Insurance Eligibility above the Federal
Poverty Level. PMC10087092
Eric Roberts, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
UTMB OAIC: The "double jeopardy" of midlife and old age mortality trends in the
United States. PMC10589701
Neil Mehta, PhD (UTMB) |
| 12:20 – 12:45 pm |
Break / Networking & Pick up Lunches |
| 12:45 – 12:55 pm |
Return to Plenary Session: Announcement of Poster Winners
Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD
|
| 12:55 – 2:30 pm |
Novel and Repurposed Medications for Age Related Disorders
Moderator: Dalane
Kitzman, MD
|
| 12:55 – 1:10 pm |
Session Overview & following up to recent published paper: Geroscience-
guided repurposing of FDA-approved drugs to target aging: A proposed process and
prioritization
George Kuchel, MD (University of Connecticut OAIC)
|
| 1:10 – 1:30 pm |
The TGN experience and novel geroscience agents for older adults
James Kirkland, MD, PhD (Mayo Clinic)
|
| 1:30 – 1:45 pm |
Results and Lessons learned from trials evaluating testosterone safety and efficacy
Shalender Bhasin, MD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
|
| 1:45 – 2:00 pm |
NIA Repurposing RFA awardees project: Clinical evaluation of mTORC1 inhibition for geroprotection
Adam Konopka, PhD (Wisconsin)
|
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm |
Discussion and Q&A with Presenters |
| 2:30 pm |
Meeting Adjourn |
