International Conference on Longevity

Program

Friday 5th | Saturday 6th | Sunday 7th
Plenary Sessions | Concurrent Sessions | Evening Presentation

Sunday 7th March 2004

PLENARY SESSION

Longevity Strategies
Session chair: Dr. Eugen Molodysky

8:30am Stem Cells as Agents for Tissue Repair and Longevity
Dr. Richard Mollard, PhD. Senior Research Fellow, Head, Stem Cells/Tissue Engineering, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

9:10am Strategies for Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Ageing Interventions
Dr. Don Ingram, PhD. Acting Chief, Laboratory of Experimental Gerontology, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute of Aging, National Institute of Health, USA.

9:50am Caloric Restriction (CR) Mimetics and the Relevance of CR for Humans
Dr. George Roth, PhD. Senior Guest Scientist, National Institute of Aging, National Institute of Health, USA. CEO, Gerotech, Inc.
10:30am Morning Tea Break

Achieving Optimal Nutrition Throughout the Human Lifespan
Session chair: Dr. Ted Arnold

11:00am Nutrition and Healthy Ageing
Prof. Mohsen Meydani, DVM, PhD. Professor of Nutrition, Director, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Jean-Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.

11:45pm Multiple Mechanisms Involved in the Beneficial Effects of Fruits and Vegetables on Brain Ageing
Dr. James Joseph, PhD. Lead Scientist, Laboratory Chief, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Jean-Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
12:30pm Lunch Break

5:00pm
Closing Keynote Lecture

What Does Human Ageing Really Mean and How Can We Do It Right in the 21st Century
Prof. Gary Andrews. Professor of Ageing, University of South Australia and Professor and Director of the Centre for Ageing Studies, a WHO Collaborating Centre on Population Ageing and an affiliated Research Centre of Flinders University and the University of South Australia. Academic Director of the Australian Centre for Community Ageing. Immediate-Past President of the International Association of Gerontology.