January 17-18, 2003 (Fri-Sat)
The focus of the symposium is on the natural history of aging in long-lived birds and reptiles. Leading researchers from field biology and zoological parks will convene with molecular geneticists. A poster session is planned.
Sponsored by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (AG21002-01)
The Ellison Medical Foundation
& The USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health
Speakers:
| Cheryl Asa | Contraception Advisory Group, St. Louis Zoo |
| Steve Austad | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho |
| Justin Congdon | Savnnah River Ecology Laboratory, South Carolina |
| Eileen Crimmins | Bio-Demography, University of Southern California |
| Caleb Finch | Gerontology/Alzheimer's Center, University of Southern California |
| Nate Flesness | International Species Information System (ISIS) |
| Paula Henry | USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Cynthia Kenyon | Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco |
| Valentine Lance | Endocrinology Division (CRES), San Diego Zoo |
| Valter Longo | Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Biological Science, University of Southern California |
| Ian Nisbet | ICT Nisbet & Co. |
| Mary Ann Ottinger | Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park |
| Thomas Perls | New England Centenarian Study, Boston Medical Center |
| Howard Prentice | Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University |
| Robert Ricklefs | Department of Biology, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
| Carol Vleck | Department of Zoology and Genetics, Iowa State University |
| John Wingfield | Department of Zoology, University of Washington |
SOSA 2 will critically examine emerging evidence that some multi-cellular organisms have evolved very slow rates of aging with anti-aging mechanisms that are pertinent to human aging processes.
Limited funds will be available to research trainees (pre-doc or post-doc) to attend. To apply, submit a one-page letter outlining research interests and a two-page NIH Biosketch no later than November 1, 2002 to: University of Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, Attention ETM
Registration deadline: January 10, 2003
For more information:email: finoff@usc.edu or call 213-740-1756
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