
2024 Meeting of the Canadian Translational Geroscience Network
5 - 6 September 2024
The Canadian Translational Geroscience Network is thrilled to present its inaugural scientific meeting, an event aimed at fostering dynamic exchanges among academics, industry stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and individuals interested in promoting longevity and healthy aging.
This meeting will embrace a translational approach, bridging laboratory research with practical applications in clinical and community settings.
Event Themes
The primary objective of this event is to facilitate stimulating discussions around validated or ongoing tools and strategies designed to extend the healthspan and quality of life for older adults. Additionally, we aim to deepen our understanding of the mechanisms of aging from various perspectives: biological, clinical, and social.
By promoting dialogue and collaboration across diverse areas of expertise, this meeting aims to serve as a catalyst for advancing knowledge and practices in the field of translational geroscience in Canada..
Audience
This event is relevant to Established Principal Investigators (PIs), Early Career Investigators, Health Professionals, Trainees and Students.
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Schedule
The Canadian Translational Geroscience Network is thrilled to present its inaugural scientific meeting, an event aimed at fostering dynamic exchanges among academics, industry stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and individuals interested in promoting longevity and healthy aging.
Day 1 - Thursday September 05
0900 - 1900
How to investigate the hallmarks of aging: From bench to bedside
09:00-10:00
Jeremy Van Raamsdonk - McGill University (Canada)
Chantal Autexier - McGill University (Canada)
Louis R. Lapierre - Université de Moncton (Canada)
Michael Kobor - University of British Columbia (Canada)How to design my geroscience clinical trial ?
10:00-11:00
Mohammad Auais - Queen’s University (Canada)
George A. Kuchel - University of Connecticut (USA)
James Kirkland - Cedars-Sinai (USA)
John Muscedere - Queen’s University (Canada)Coffee Break & Networking
11:00-11:15
Bringing my discovery to real life: IP, commercialization, implementationle
11:15-12:15
Guy Hajj-Boutros - McGill University (Canada)
Ann Beliën - Rejuvenate Biomed (Belgium)
Lunch
12:15-13:30
View posters while enjoying our lunch.
Opening Ceremony
13:30-13:45
Jane Rylett – Scientific Director CIHR-IA (Canada)
Rhian Touyz – Scientific Director RI-MUHC (Canada)
Targeting kynurenine metabolism in aging and age-associated disease
13:45-14:30
George Sutphin - University of Arizona (USA)
CRISPR-based screens to illuminate the genetic landscape in response to the senotherapeutic compounds resveratrol and pterostilbene
14:30-15:15
Lea Harrington - University of Toronto (Canada)
Decoding Ageing and Rejuvenation: Multi-Omic Insights from Fat Transplantation
15:15-15:30
Alibek Moldakozhayev - McGill University (Canada)
Picolinic acid, a catabolite of tryptophan, has an anabolic effect on myoblasts in vitro and increases mobility in C. Elegans
15:30-15:45
Daniel Rivas - McGill University (Canada)
Ketogenic interventions prevent early alterations of the microbiome in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model
15:45-16:00
Paule MBRA - Université de Sherbrooke (Canada)
Microglia Morphology Characterization in Aging
16:00-16:15
Ayesh Seneviratne - Western University (Canada)
Coffee Break
16:15-16:30
Official Launch
16:30-17:00
Alibek Moldakozhayev - McGill University (Canada)
Reception
17:00-19:00
Daniel Rivas - McGill University (Canada)
Day 2 - Friday September 06
0900 - 1600
Frailty as deficit accumulation and its role in geroscience
09:00-09:30
Kenneth Rockwood - Dalhousie University (Canada)
Implementing geroscience into clinical practice
09:30-09:55
Alexandra Papaioannou - McMaster University (Canada)
Abdominal aortic calcification and healthy ageing: a message from the heart
09:55-10:25
Marc Sim - Edith Cowan University (Australia)
Investigating the impact of physical activity on physical performance, mitochondrial bioenergetics, ROS production and calcium handling across the human adult lifespan
10:25-10:50
Gilles Gouspillou - UQAM (Canada)
Coffee Break & Networking
10:50-11:05
Exercise and the brain: cell-specific effects of wheel-running on the hippocampus in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
11:05-11:20
Jessica Avila Lopez - Université de Sherbrooke (Canada)
Role of Axon Regeneration Pathways in Logevity
11:20-11:35
Ekin Celtikcioglu - McGill University (Canada)
Metabolic effects of 14-day bed rest in 55-65-year-old men and women
11:35-11:50
Carmelo Manstrandrea - University of Waterloo (Canada)
AI-driven approach for computational phenotyping with CARTaGENE Cohort
11:50-12:05
Ziyang Song - McGill University (Canada)
Lunch & Poster Session
12:05-13:30
View posters while enjoying our lunch.
Chair: Gustavo Duque - McGill University (Canada)
XPRIZE Healthspan: A global competition to advance translational geroscience
13:30-14:10
Jamie Justice - XPRIZE Healthspan (USA)
Developing effective treatments for diseases of aging through pathway-driven drug development
14:10-14:40
Jeroen Aerssens - Rejuvenate Biomed (Belgium)
Geroscience in practice: technology that adds therapy to every step
14:40-15:15
Nancy Mayo - McGill University (Canada)
Diet and Intrinsic Capacity in Middle-aged and Older Adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
15:10-15:25
Suey Yeung - University of Ottawa (Canada)
Developing an Intervention to Slow Down and/or Prevent the Progression of Frailty
15:25-15:40
Patrick McGowan - University of Victoria (Canada)
Translational Gerontology and the Ethics of Science Communication
15:40-15:55
Colin Farelly - Queen’s University (Canada)
How can Translational Geroscience address minority health disparities? The role of social relationships, sexuality, and sex/gender in healthy aging
15:55-16:10
Douglas William Hanes - University of Ottawa (Canada)
Coffee Break & Networking
16:10-16:25
Award Presentations
16:25-16:40
Closing Ceremony
16:40-17:00