THE CUIMC HEALTHY AGING INITIATIVE PRESENTS
CUIMC Healthspan Extension Summit (Registration required)
Please register and join us for this CUIMC Healthy Aging Initiative Symposium which unites CUIMC investigators whose basic, clinical, and population health research contributes to the extension of healthspan and the understanding of how to achieve healthier outcomes in aging.
1:00 pm WELCOME & OPENING
■ Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Chair, CUIMC Healthy Aging Initiative
Director, Columbia Aging Center; Dean and DeLamar Professor, Columbia Mailman School
1:10 pm SESSION 1: BASIC SCIENCE
■ Speakers (in alpha order):
Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD, László Bitó Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology, VP&S
Hans-Willem Snoeck, MD, PhD, Byron M. Thomashow Professor of Medicine (in Microbiology and Immunology), VP&S
Xuebing Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine, in Systems Biology and in the Irving Institute of Clinical and Translational Research), VP&S
Shan Zha, MD, PhD, James A. Wolff Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology and Cell Biology and of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, VP&S
2:10 pm SESSION 2: CLINICAL SCIENCE
■ Speakers (in alpha order):
Matthew Baldwin, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, VP&S
Adam Brickman, PhD, Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology, the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, VP&S
Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, Director, Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research; Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine, VP&S
Meghan Turchioe, PhD, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, CUSON
3:05 pm 20 min | Refreshment Break
3:25 pm SESSION 3: POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE
■ Speakers (in alpha order):
Billy Caceres, PhD, MSN, BSN, BA, FAAN, FAHA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, CUSON
Keith Diaz, PhD, Florence Irving Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in Medicine); Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, VP&S
Katherine Keyes, PhD, Director, Social Psychiatry: Innovation in Research, Implementation, and Training (SPIRIT) Initiative, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School
Allison Kupsco, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School
Andrew Rundle, DrPH, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School
4:20 pm CONCLUSIONS
4:45 pm Symposium ends; Poster Session & Reception begin in VEC 401
6:00 pm Event concludes
This symposium is made possible by support from CUIMC's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mailman School of Public Health, School of Nursing, and College of Dental Medicine.
Organized by the CUIMC Healthy Longevity Initiative Steering Committee: Linda P. Fried (chair), Allison Aiello, Gregory Alexander, Dan Belsky, Alan Cohen, Caitlin Hawke, Gérard Karsenty, Ian Kronish, Carol Kunzel, José Luchsinger, Jennifer Manly, Emmanuelle Passegué, Muredach Reilly, Christiane Reitz, Scott Small and Yousin Suh
This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM