Inaugural Vincent J. Cristofalo Lectureship
Inaugural Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD, Annual Lectureship and reception was held:
Nov
ember 27, 2007
3:30-6:00pm
Biomedical Research Bldg 2/3 Auditorium
421 Curie Boulevard
University of Pennsylvania
Program Booklet |
Video of the afternoon's event |
Agenda |
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This endowed Lectureship was conceived as an annual tribute to Dr. Vincent Cristofalo, an expert in cellular aging, a cherished mentor, and the founder of the Center for the Study of Aging, now the Institute on Aging.
The author of “Why We Age” and an unconventional researcher in comparative biogerontology, Dr. Steven Austad, Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, served as the Inaugural Cristofalo Lecturer.
A colleague of Dr. Cristofalo’s, Dr. Austad has expanded the focus of aging research to include animals in the wild that tend to live longer than conventional wisdom would predict. His research seeks to identify the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms that account for species differences in aging. Dr. Austad presented "Cats, rats, and bats: How the natural world can help humans live longer, healthier lives."
Agenda:
| 3:30 - 3:40 | Opening remarks Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System |
| Joan C. Hendricks, VMD, PhD, dipl. ACVIM Henry and Corinne R. Bower Professor of SmallAnimal Medicine and Section Chief, Critical Care The Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
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| 3:40 - 3:55 | Tribute to Vince (Click title for Powerpoint) Robert J. Pignolo, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Director, Ralston-Penn Clinic for Osteoporosis & Related Bone Disorders |
| 3:55 - 4:00 | Introduction of Cristofalo Lecturer John Q. Trojanowski, MD, PhD William Maul Measey-Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., MD, Professor of Geriatric Medicine Director, Institute on Aging |
| 4:00 - 4:45 | Cristofalo Lecturer “Cats, rats, and bats: how the natural world can help humans live longer, healthier lives” |
| 4:45 to 5:00 | Q&A |
| 5:00 to 6:00 | Reception - BRB 2/3 Lobby |
Giving to the Cristofalo Annual Lectureship Fund
If you would like to make a contribution to the Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD, Annual Lectureship Fund, please contact Irene Lukoff,
Director of Development
Healthy Brain Aging & Neurodegenerative Diseases, for the IOA. Ms. Lukoff may be reached directly at 215-573-0187. Or, you may send a private email to at ilukoff@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
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