Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging 2010
The 2010 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging will take place April 28, 2010, in Houston Hall here on Penn's campus.
The IOA will be partnering with the Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders to present the 2010 retreat and poster session.
The focus for 2010 will be on Osteoporosis.
There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.
The Speakers at the 2010 Annual Retreat
Serving as the Sylvan M. Cohen Visiting Scholar is Clifford J. Rosen, MD, Senior Scientist at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute and Former Director of the Maine
Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education. Dr. Rosen will present "Who is keeping time? The role of clock genes in regulating body composition."
Our featured PENN presenters are Robert J. Pignolo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Director, Ralston-Penn Clinic for Osteoporosis & Related Bone Disorders, and Mary Leonard, MD, MSCE, Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology. Dr. Pignolo's presentation will discuss "The Biological Basis for Alternative Approaches to Osteoporosis Treatment" (wt.) while Dr. Leonard will speak about her work in "Bone Structure, Muscle Function and Vitamin D in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease" (wt.).
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 2010 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
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