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Last Chance to Register for New Frontiers in Basic Science

Thank you to all who joined us for the latest installment of New Frontiers in Basic Science: Applying New Technology to Endocrine Research. Moderated by Holly M. Brown-Borg, PhD, this year's theme was on the topic of conducting research at the interface between endocrinology and aging

Endocrine scientists make unique contributions to our fundamental understanding of the aging process and also how aging influences the development of endocrine-related diseases. Join us for a two-day program featuring keynote discussions and short presentations from trainee and early career members who conduct research that explores the connections between hormone science and aging.

 
Hear how your peers are applying new technology to their research

Join open discussion forums

Learn new methods for approaching research in your lab.


Event Schedule

  Wednesday, December 1

 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST  
Aging, Diabetes, Cellular Senescence, and Senolytics: The Path to Translation
James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, Director, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic
12:00-12:30 PM EST  
Estrogens and Social Memory, Cell Signaling, and Sex Differences
Paul Sheppard, BSc (Hons.), PhD, Western University
12:30-12:45 PM EST  
Break
12:45-1:45 PM EST  
Hormones and Aging: A Preview of the New Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Holly M. Brown-Borg, PhD, UND Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota
12:45-2:00 PM EST  
Closing Q&A

Thursday, December 2

 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST  
Frontiers in Alzheimer's Therapeutics: Regenerating the Degenerative Brain
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regent Professor and Director, University of Arizona, Center for Innovation in Brain Science
12:00-12:30 PM EST  
Hormones in Concert: Steroid Receptor Crosstalk in Physiology and Pathologies of Reproductive Aged Women
Shannon Whirledge, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine
12:30-12:45 PM EST  
Break
12:45-1:45 PM EST  
Sex-Dimorphism in Immune Aging: Are We Missing Half of the Picture?
Bérénice A. Benayoun, PhD, Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine University of Southern California
1:45-2:00 PM EST  
Closing Q&A
 

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