JBL Symposium XXI – 2018
October 19th 2018; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
10am- 6pm
Snyder Auditorium (Kresge G1)
655 Huntington Ave., Boston
Theme: “Stress and Homeostasis in Aging”
10:00-10:15AM
Welcome
John B. Little, M.D. James Stevens Simmons Professor of Radiobiology
Emeritus Department of Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Opening Remarks
Michelle A. Williams, Sc.D. Dean of the Faculty
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
10:15 AM-12:00PM Session 1: Moderator: Zac Nagel, PhD
10:15-11AM Angelika Amon, PhD
“Increased cell size – a cause of replicative senescence”
Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor of Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
11-11:45AM James R. Mitchell, PhD
“Lifespan/healthspan benefits of reduced protein intake without calorie restriction”
Associate Professor of Molecular Metabolism
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
12:00-1:00PM Lunch– Kresge Cafeteria
1:00-4:30PM Session 2: Moderator: Kris Sarosiek, PhD
1:00-1:45PM Francine Grodstein, ScD
“Positive health assets and longevity”
Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
1:45-2:30PM Stephen Helfand, MD
“Retrotransposons as agents of somatic diversity, disease and aging”
Professor of Biology
Brown University
2:30-2:45PM Break
2:45-3:30PM David Glass, MD
“Molecular mechanisms regulating aging”
Executive Director, Age-related Disorders
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
3:30-4:15PM Leonard P. Guarente, PhD
“Adding Life to Our Years”
Novartis Professor of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:30-6PM Reception– Kresge Cafe