Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging 2013
The 2013 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging was held on May 22, 2013, in the Smilow Translational Research Center, attached to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (3400 Civic Center Boulevard) here on Penn's campus.
The IOA partnered with the Abramson Cancer Center and the Tumor Biology Program of the Abramson Cancer Center to present the 2013 retreat, with its focus on "Protecting the Genome in the Longevity Revolution: Cancer and Aging" and the annual poster session.
Registration
Registration was required to attend and/or present a poster. Lunch will be provided to those who register.
Agenda
The day's events began at 10am, with lunch for those registered, and concluded at 5:00pm
| 10:00am | Continental Breakfast Welcome and Introductions |
| Sylvan M. Cohen Visiting Scholar Norman E. Sharpless, MD The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
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Penn Presenter: Shelley Berger, PhD |
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| 12:15pm | Lunch |
| Penn Presenters F. Bradley Johnson, MD, PhD Eric J. Brown, PhD Douglas Wallace, PhD |
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| 3:00pm | Poster Session on Aging |
| 5:00pm | Adjourn |
The Speakers at the 2013 Annual Retreat
The Sylvan M. Cohen Visiting Scholar for the 2013 Annual Retreat was Norman E. Sharpless, MD, Professor of Medicine & Genetics, The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
This year's Penn Presenters included Shelley Berger, PhD; Brad Johnson, MD, PhD; Eric Brown, PhD, and Doug Wallace, PhD.
Video from the day's events can be accessed here.
The Poster Session on Aging
The annual Poster Sesson on Aging followed the lectures and was open to all who wish to participate. Posters on aging and aging-related disease research in basic science, clinical science, education and outreach and other areas were welcome. Prizes were awarded to the top posters in each category.
Poster Session on Aging Winners
Winners for the 2013 Poster Session were announced as:
- Basic Science
- First Place: Alpha-Synuclein Immunotherapy as a Potential Therapeutic for Parkinson’s Disease, presented by Hien Tran, Perelman School of Medicine
- Second Place: Distinct Alpha-Synuclein Strains Differentially Promote Tau Inclusions in Neurons, presented by Dustin Covell, Perelman School of Medicine
- First Place: Alpha-Synuclein Immunotherapy as a Potential Therapeutic for Parkinson’s Disease, presented by Hien Tran, Perelman School of Medicine
- Clinical Research
- First Place: Individually-Targeted Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Language Recovery in Patients with Chronic Non-Fluent Aphasia, presented by Gabriella Garcia, Perelman School of Medicine
- Second Place: Psychostimulant Effects on Executive Function, Prefrontal Cortex Activation, and Glutamate in Menopausal Women, presented by Sheila Shanmugan, Perelman School of Medicine.
- Honorable Mention:
- The State of Guardianship in Pennsylvania, presented by Diane Menio, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE)
How Do I Get There and Where Can I Park?
The Smilow Translational Research Center is attached to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM) and is located at 3400 Civic Center Boulevard - across the street from CHOP.
To reach the Smilow lobby, enter the main entrance for PCAM and take the escalator or elevator up one floor. If taking the escalator, turn right at the top of the escalator and head through a set of double doors near the cafe. If taking the elevator, exit the elevator and look for the double doors which will be on your right. Walk down the hallway and head for the guard desk. That's Smilow lobby.
Please note that parking is NOT available at PCAM for anyone who is not a patient with a medical appointment.
The four closest parking garages, and the most likely to have open slots, to our location are as follows: Penn Museum Garage at South Street and Convention Avenue; Walnut 38 at the corner of Walnut and 38th Streets; Chestnut 34 on lefthand side of 34th Street between Ludlow and Chestnut Streets, and Walnut 40 at 40th and Walnut Streets.
Information on parking rates and GPS coordinates for these lots can be found at http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/parking/where-to-park/visitors-and-vendors.html.
There is an interactive parking map for Penn's campus on the righthand side of the main parking website at http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/parking/.
Our location is within 5-7 minutes walk of the University City train station, serviced by Septa's Media/Elwyn, Wilmington, and Airport regional rail lines.
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