Cold Spring Harbor Asia Aging Conference 2017

Conference Information

• Conference Website: http://www.csh-asia.org/2017meetings/AGING.html
• Conference Date: November 6-10, 2017
• Conference Location: Suzhou, Dongshu Lake Grand Hyatt Hotel

Organizing Committee Members

• Adam Antebi, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging, Germany
• Brian Kennedy, Buck Institute, USA
• Jing-dong Han, Partner Institute for Computational Biology, CAS, China
• Seung-Jae V. Lee, Pohang University of Science & Technology, South Korea
• Jan Vijg, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA

Conference Themes

1. Geroscience
2. Stem cells & aging
3. Microbiota & aging
4. Immune aging
5. Brain aging
6. Aging as causes to diseases
7. Rejuvenation to prevent or cure diseases

Keynote Speakers

• Thomas Rando, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
  • Abstract title: Stem Cell Aging and Rejuvenation: Dynamics of the Quiescent State
• John Sedivy, Brown University, USA
  • Abstract title: Epigenetic Changes and Somatic Retrotransposition in Cellular Senescence and Aging
• Felipe Sierra, National Institute on Aging, USA
  • Abstract title: Geroscience: addressing aging, the major risk factor for most chronic diseases

Invited Speakers

• Adam Antebi, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, GERMANY
• Meng-Qiu Dong, National Institute of Biological Sciences, CHINA
  • Abstract title: Using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology to dissect the functions and expression patterns of daf-2 and daf-16
• Zhenji Gan, Nanjing University, CHINA
  • Abstract title: Skeletal muscle mitochondrial remodeling and diseases
• Arjumand Ghazi, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  • Abstract title: Genes the Link Fat, Fertility, Stress and Aging
• Vera Gorbunova, University of Rochester, USAClaudia Gravekamp, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
  • Abstract title: How to tailor cancer immunotherapy to the aged
• Jingdong Han, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), CHINA
• Ping Hu, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, CAS, CHINA
• Heinrich Jasper, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA
  • Abstract title: Age-related Stem Cell Dysfunction: Causes and Consequences
• Zhenyu Ju, Jinan University, CHINA
  • Abstract title: Gadd45a-Mediated Telomeric Epigenetic Response in Stem Cell Aging
• Brian Kennedy, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA
• Ki-Sun Kwon, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, SOUTH KOREA
  • Abstract title: MicroRNA expression in skeletal muscle during aging
• Seung-Jae Lee, Pohang University of Sceince and Technology, SOUTH KOREA
  • Abstract title: RNA quality control promotes longevity in C. elegans
• Baohua Liu, Shenzhen University, CHINA
• Guanghui Liu, Institute of Biophysics, CAS, CHINA
  • Abstract title: Programming and Reprogramming of Aging
• Kyungjae Myung, Institute for Basic Science, SOUTH KOREA
  • Abstract title: SHPRH regulates rRNA transcription by recognizing the histone code in an mTOR-dependent manner
• Emmanuelle Passegué, Columbia University Medical Center, USA
• Veena Prahlad, The University of Iowa, USA
  • Abstract title: The role of neurosensory systems in the control of cellular stress responses
• Joseph Rodgers, University of Southern California, USA
  • Abstract title: Alerting stem cells to improve tissue repair
• Björn Schumacher, University of Cologne, GERMANY
  • Abstract title: Genome Stability in Aging and Disease
• Manuel Serrano, Spanish National Cancer Center (CNIO), SPAIN
  • Abstract title: An integrated view of senescence and reprogramming
• Shih-Yin Tsai, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
  • Abstract title: The regulation of mTOR signalling in skeletal muscle growth and sarcopenia
• Jan Vijg, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
  • Abstract title: Genomic drift and the limits to human life span
• Rui-ping Xiao, Peking University, CHINA
  • Abstract title: Upregulation of MG53 Causes Metabolic Disorders and Accelerates Aging
• David Walker, UCLA, USA
  • Abstract title: Interplay between intestinal barrier function, intestinal microbiota and organismal aging

Contact Information

• Cold Spring Harbor Asia
  • No.299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Tel: +86-512-62729029-1301
  • Fax: +86-512-62729028
  • Email: mikeji@csh-asia.org
  • Website: www.csh-asia.org