Aging: Defining Functional Decline, Uncovering Mechanisms, Advancing Therapies (R1)
March 5-8, 2028
| Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| 4:00–8:00 PM | Registration |
| 6:00–8:00 PM | Welcome Mixer |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30–8:40 AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:40–9:30 AM | Keynote Address |
| Tony Wyss-Coray †, Stanford University School of Medicine Blood Factors, Brain Aging, and Resilience |
| 9:30–11:45 AM | Defining Aging: Biomarkers and Function |
| Luigi Ferrucci †, NIA, National Institutes of Health Biomarkers and Functional Trajectories of Human Aging |
| Guido Kroemer †, Cordeliers Research Center Autophagy as a Biomarker and Effector of Healthy Aging |
| Amos Baruch †, Calico Life Sciences Biomarker Strategies for Translational Aging Research |
| Pauline Maki †, University of Illinois at Chicago Sex-Specific Trajectories of Aging and Function |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 10:00–10:20 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:45–1:00 PM | Poster Setup |
| 11:45–2:30 PM | On Own for Lunch |
| 1:00–10:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 1: Inflammaging: Immune Dysfunction, Tissue Crosstalk, and Age-Related Inflammation |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Immune Decline and Inflammaging |
| Maxim Artyomov †, Washington University in St. Louis Immune Aging at Single-Cell Resolution |
| Jorg J. Goronzy †, Mayo Clinic T Cell Aging and Immune Fitness Across the Lifespan |
| Daniel Puleston †, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Metabolic Control of Macrophage Aging |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | Social Hour with Dinner |
| 7:30–10:00 PM | Posters |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Poster Setup |
| 8:15–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | Tissue Plasticity, Repair, and Rejuvenation |
| Farners Amargant i Riera †, Washington University in St. Louis Mechanical Regulation of Ovarian Aging and Follicle Function |
| Chanhee Kang †, Seoul National University Senescence, Autophagy, and Stress Responses in Aging |
| Emi K. Nishimura †, University of Tokyo Stem Cell Aging and Skin Regeneration |
| Pura Muñoz Cánoves †, Altos Labs Muscle Stem Cell Aging and Rejuvenation |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:00–2:30 PM | Posters |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Career Roundtable |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Cancer Aging |
| Emmanuelle Passegué †, Columbia University Aging of Hematopoiesis and Cancer Susceptibility |
| Eric Gilson †, Université de Lyon Telomere Dysfunction, Senescence, and Cancer in Aging |
| Miriam Merad, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Aging and the Tumor Microenvironment |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | Mitochondrial Competence and Decline in Aging |
| Marcia C. Haigis †, Harvard Medical School Mitochondrial Signaling in Aging and Age-Related Disease |
| Aleksandra Trifunovic †, University of Cologne Stress Responses to Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Aging |
| Ying Liu †, Peking University Mitochondrial Stress Signaling and Adaptive Resilience |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–2:30 PM | On Own for Lunch |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 2: Measuring Aging Decline: Biomarkers, Functional Readouts, and Biological Age |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–6:45 PM | Translational Models and Gerotherapeutics |
| Linda Partridge †, University College London From Aging Mechanisms to Geroprotective Interventions |
| Paul Robbins †, University of Minnesota Cellular Senescence and Senotherapeutic Strategies |
| David J. Glass, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Translating Aging Biology into Therapeutic Development |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 6:45–7:00 PM | Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | Social Hour with Dinner |
| 8:00–11:00 PM | Entertainment |
| 8:00–11:00 PM | Cash Bar |
| 12:00–11:59 PM | Departure |