TY - JOUR
T1 - The biological sciences section program at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America
AU - Effros, Rita B.
AU - Austad, Steven
AU - Blau, Helen
AU - Chesselet, Marie Francoise
AU - Ingram, Donald
AU - Johnson, Thomas E.
AU - Kaeberlein, Matt
AU - Lundblad, Vicki
AU - McCarter, Roger
AU - McElhaney, Janet
AU - Saag, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Biological Science Program at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America in San Francisco, California, was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Ellison Medical Foundation.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - In this era of genomics and other exciting technical advances, research on the biology of aging is undergoing a renaissance. This report summarizes 10 cutting-edge areas of research covered in symposia that spanned such topics as stem cells, novel vaccine strategies, nutritional sensing, new concepts of Parkinson's disease, high throughput screening for aging interventions, manipulating telomerase in cancer and immunodeficiency, synergy between aging and HIV disease, and epigenetic influences on aging. Novel animal models, including those showing no evidence of aging, as well as ethical and political implications of embryonic stem cells and alternative medicine are also discussed.
AB - In this era of genomics and other exciting technical advances, research on the biology of aging is undergoing a renaissance. This report summarizes 10 cutting-edge areas of research covered in symposia that spanned such topics as stem cells, novel vaccine strategies, nutritional sensing, new concepts of Parkinson's disease, high throughput screening for aging interventions, manipulating telomerase in cancer and immunodeficiency, synergy between aging and HIV disease, and epigenetic influences on aging. Novel animal models, including those showing no evidence of aging, as well as ethical and political implications of embryonic stem cells and alternative medicine are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/gerona/63.4.331
DO - 10.1093/gerona/63.4.331
M3 - Article
C2 - 18426956
AN - SCOPUS:44349087506
VL - 63
SP - 331
EP - 337
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
SN - 1079-5006
IS - 4
ER -