Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging 2009
The 2009 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging will take place May 12, 2009, in Houston Hall here on Penn's campus.
The IOA will be partnering with the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism (IDOM) to present the 2009 retreat and poster session.
The focus for 2009 was on "The Interface of the Aging Brain and Metabolic Disorders."
Please note that the lectures will be designed for a scientific and healthcare professional audience. As unpublished research will be presented during the retreat, there will not be any streaming video available afterwards. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.
The Speakers at the 2009 Annual Retreat
Serving as the Sylvan M. Cohen Visiting Scholar is Bruce Yankner, MD, MPH, Professor of Pathology and Neurology at Harvard Medical School, who will present "Epigenetic Reprogramming of the Aging Brain and Pancreas."
Our featured PENN presenters are Anne Cappola, MD, ScM, and Joseph Baur, PhD. Dr. Cappola will discuss "Metabolic Changes in the Frailty Syndrome" while Dr. Baur, a new faculty recruit to PENN, will speak about his work in "Caloric Restriction, Metabolism, and Aging."
The Poster Session
The annual Poster Sesson on Aging will follow the lectures and is 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 are welcome. Prizes will be awarded to the top posters in each category.
Registration
Registration is required to attend and/or present a poster. Lunch will be provided to those who register.
Register online by clicking here.
If you only wish to attend or present at the Poster Session, please register here.
Agenda
The day's events will begin at 11:30am with lunch for those registered and will conclude at 5:30pm. Lectures will take place from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, with the Poster Session reception immediately following. Poster winners will be announced around 5pm.
A final agenda will be announced in the coming weeks.
Where can I park?
Parking is available at the Palestra lot, entered off of 33rd Street (one way North). Please note that due to reconstruction of the South Street Bridge, the Schuylkill Expressway exit at South Street is closed. The parking fee is $12. For a map of where the Palestra lot is located and for special travel instructions due to the South Street Bridget closure, visit http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/parking/map.html.
It is recommended that visitors to campus take Septa as parking is limited.
Poster Session on Aging Winners
Winners for the 2009 Poster Session will be posted after the event.
- Basic Science
- First Place
- Second Place
- Clinical Research
- First Place
- Second Place
- Community/Education/Other
- First Place
- Second Place
Promotional Flyer
Program Booklet of Speakers and Poster Session Participants