BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The 2015 Ageing Summit - Professor. Dr. Maarten Naesens\, MD\, P hD\, Department of Nephrology\, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation\, Unive rsity Hospitals Leuven\, Belgium\, Department of Microbiology & DTSTART:20150210T090000Z DTEND:20150210T170000Z UID:TALK51869@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Dr Astrid Englezou DESCRIPTION:www.regonline.co.uk/Ageing2015\n\nThis event will look at curr ent scientific research and thinking regarding the ageing process. With d iscussions ranging from discovery of biomarkers and assay development to t he immunology of ageing\, this event promises to be packed with discussion and debate and is an ideal opportunity to discover what is new in the fie ld.\n\nThis event has CPD accreditation\n\nThe Deadline for abstract subm issions for oral presentation is Nov 10th 2014\nAbstracts for poster prese ntation only can be submitted up to two weeks before the event\nThis meeti ng has an open oral and poster session. Abstracts can be submitted on any subject related to ageing\nYou can download the instructions for authors at www.euroscicon.com/ABSTRACTSUBMISSIONS.pdf\n\nTalks include:\n\nAging Viewed from the Arterial Wall\, The Long and Winding Road of Arterial Stif fness: Dr Majd AlGhatrif\, MD\, IPA appointee\, Human Cardiovascular Stud ies Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science\, National Institute on Aging\, Assistant Professor\, Medicine\, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center\, Jo hns Hopkins School of Medicine\, USA\n\nCortical and spinal adjustments to control balance in the ageing neuromuscular system: Dr Stéphane Baudry\ , Faculty for Motor Sciences\, Universite Libre De Bruxelles\, Belgium\n\n The role of chromatin state transformations in ageing: Dr Yuriy Shckorbat ov\, Head of Department of Genetics\, Institute of Biology V.N.Karazin\, Kharkiv National University\, Ukraine\n\nHypertension\, Telomere Length an d Arteriosclerosis in Non-Diseased Human Kidneys: Professor. Dr. Maarten Naesens\, MD\, PhD\, Department of Nephrology\, Dialysis and Renal Transpl antation\, University\nHospitals Leuven\, Belgium\, Department of Microbio logy & Immunology\, Faculty of Medicine\, KU Leuven\, Belgium\n\nImmune ce lls: their part in brain ageing: Dr Jennifer Pocock\, Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator\, Department of Neuroinflammation\, University Col lege London Institute of Neurology\, London\, UK\n\nStress and adaptaion i n the elderly: Professor Blahos\, President of the Czech Medical Associat ion\, Czech Republic\nLongevity and beta-2 microglobulin: Professor Bernar d Cheung\, Sun Chieh Yeh Heart Foundation Professor in Cardiovascular Ther apeutics\, Department of Medicine\, University of Hong Kong\n\nThe role of the telomerase protein TERT in brain ageing and neurodegeneration: Dr. G abriele Saretzki\, Lecturer in Ageing Research\, Institute for Ageing and Health\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, UK\n\nThe extracellular senescence metabolo me in ageing and cancer: Professor Ken Parkinson\, Queen Mary\, Univers ity of London\, UK\n\nExtrinsic versus Intrinsic mechanisms of stem cell a ging and rejuvenation: Dr Irina M. Conboy\, Assistant Professor of Bioeng ineering\, Department of Bioengineering\, University of California\, Berke ley\, USA\n\nHuman Ageing at the Individual Level is a Unique Experience a nd Chronic Degenerative Diseases are Variants of that Ageing Process: Dr Michael Singer\; Queen's University Kingston\, Ontario\, Canada. \n\nAging \, Neurogenesis\, and neuroinflammatory linkage in brain self-repair abili ty related to Parkinson's disease: Professor Bianca Marchetti\, Professo r of Clinical Pharmacology\, Dept. of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine P harmacology Section\, University of Catania Medical School\, Italy\n\nThe changing patterns of neurological [incuding Alzheimer deaths] in the ten m ajor developed countries: Professor Colin Pritchard\, Ph.D.\,M.A.\,AAPSW. \,AcSS.\,FRSA.\,Professor in Psychiatric Social Work\, School of Health & Social Care\, Bournemouth\, UK\n\nChronic Inflammation\, Proteases and Ex tracellular Matrix Degradation in Extrinsic Aging: Professor David Granvi lle\, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine\, University of Britis h Columbia\, Director\, GEM Facility\, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation\,S t. Paul's Hospital Co-Director\, CIHR STIHR IMPACT Program\, Founder and C SO\, viDA Therapeutics\, Inc.Vancouver\, BC\, Canada \n\nHormones and Agin g: Dr Cheryl Anne Frye\, USA\nRCSI developing healthcare leaders who make a difference worldwide: Dr Claire Donnellan PhD\, MA\, Reg. Psychol.\, R GN\, PG Dip Stats Senior Lecturer in Psychologym RCSI Bahrain\, Adliya\, K ingdom of Bahrain\n\nExpression of phosphorylated H2AX histone in the agin g mouse brain and its relation with slowly cycling neurons: Professor Ada lberto Merighi\, Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie\, GRUGLIASCO (Torino )\, Italy\n\nAgeing induced changes of the thermosensor plasma membrane ma y result in a downregulated expression of stress protein molecular chapero nes\; Professor Laszlo Vigh\, HAS\, Biological Research Centre (BRC)\, Head of the Molecular Stress Biology Group Institute of Biochemistry Hunga ry\n\nImmunosenescence on the fly: unraveling the age-specific genetic reg ulation of innate immune function: Dr Jeff Leips\, Associate Professor\, Co-Director of UBM@UMBC\, Department of Biological Sciences\, University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore\, Maryland\, USA\n\nCan we currentl y slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease?: Dr Naji Tabet BS\, MSc (Immunol)\, MSc (Psych)\, PGCert (Med Ed)\, MD (Lon)\, MRCPsych\, Seni or Lecturer & Consultant\, Old Age Psychiatry\, Course Leader\, MSc Dement ia Studies Clinical Lead\, Cognitive Treatment & Research Unit\, Medical L ead for Research\, R&D Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust\, Postgradu ate Medicine\, DME & Centre for Dementia Studies\, Brighton & Sussex Medic al School\, UK\n\nAgeing and rejuvenation in relation to reproduction stra tegy: Dr Helen Nilsson Sköld\, Universitet of Gothenburg\, Sweden\n\nBio complexity\, chaos\, and fractality in the search of biomarkers of aging a nd pathology: Dr Annamaria Zaia\, INRCA\, Italian National Research Centr es on Aging\, Italy\n\nThe aging effects on mitochondria function in brai n as measured using PET and 18F-BCPP-EF: Dr Hideo Tsukada\, Central Resea rch Laboratory\, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K\, JAPAN\nThe Effect of Physical A ctivity on Mobility Disability: The LIFE Study: Professor Marco Pahor\, D epartment of Aging and Geriatric Research\, College of Medicine Director I nstitute on Aging University of Florida\, Florida\, USA\n\nGenetics of Hea lthy Ageing: What do genes tell us about Ageing Better?: Dr Irene Maeve Re a\, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician Geriatric Medicine School of Medicine\, Dentistry and Biomedical Science\, Queens University Belfast an d Belfast City Hospital\, Belfast\, Ireland\n\nRenal functional changes in ageing- what is the boundary between normal ageing and pathology?:\nProf. Mitchell Rosner\, MD\, Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine Chairman \, Department of Medicine University of \nVirginia Health System Charlotte sville\, Virginia\, US\n\nTargeting age-related hearing loss: Prof. Isabel Varela Nieto\, Neurobiology of Hearing Group\, \nHearing Evaluation Servi ce\, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols". CSIC-UAM\, \ nArturo Duperier 4. 28029 Madrid\, Spain\n\nInterventions in Ageing: Lesso ns from Studies of Rhesus Macaques: Dr. Joseph W. Kemnitz\nUniversity of W isconsin - Madison\, USA\n\nVascular aging and risk as imaged by intima an d intima/media thickness ratio superior to conventional \ncarotid imaging (CCA-IMT): Prof. Tord Naessen\, MD\, PhD\, Department of Women's and Child ren's health\, \nSection for Obstetrics & Gynecology\, Uppsala University\ , SE-751 85\, Uppsala\, Sweden\n\nAnti-ageing effects of spermine on mamma ls: Associate Professor Kuniyasu Soda\, \nCardiovascular Research Institut e Graduate School\, Doctor Course of Medical Science Saitama Medical Cente r\, \nJichi Medical University 1-847 Amanuma\, Omiya\, Saitama-city\, Sait ama\, Japan\n\nThe Ageing Eye: A delicate metabolic balancing act: Dr Jere my M Sivak\, PhD\, Assistant Professor\, \nUniversity of Toronto School of Medicine\, Glaucoma Research Chair\, Toronto Western Research Institut e\, \nUniversity Health\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\n\nLong term effects of olfactory bulbectomy in a putative model for Alzheimer's disease: The p rotecting\nrole of essential fatty acids: Prof. Shlomo Yehuda\, Bar Ilan U niversity\, 17 Beeri St\, Tel Aviv\, Israel\n\n\nAdditional Speakers inclu de\n\nDr. Amit Arora\, Consultant Physician/Geriatrician and Honorary Clin ical Lecturer Chairman\, England Council\, British Geriatrics Society West Buildings University Hospital of North Staffordshire Stoke On Trent\, UK\ n\nDr Marios Kyriazis\, Italy\n\n LOCATION:Cineworld: The O2\, Peninsula Square\, London\, SE10 0DX END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR