day 1 agenda

Final Agenda

 

7th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference (ARC-2025)
July 09 - 10, 2025 at Vienna, Austria
(Hotel NH Danube City - Hall 1)
Scientific Program
08:20-08:40 Registrations
08:40- 08:50 Opening Remarks
   
Moderator Speech
 
Keynote Session
08:50- 09:20 Bezisterim epigenetic effects on aging and neurodegeneration
Christopher Reading, BioVie, Inc., United States
   
09:20- 09:50 Supporting Caregivers with targeted and tailored interventions saves suffering and costs
John Øvretveit, Karolinska Institutet Medical University, Stockholm, Sweden
   
09:50- 10:20 Cell-to-Cell Communication in Prostate Differentiation and Cancer
Alvin Y Liu, University of Washington, United States
   
10:20- 10:50 Breaking Barriers: Innovations and Challenges in Aging Enhancing Health and Psychosocial Well-Being as We Age
Heidi McIntosh, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), United States
   
10: 50-11:00 Group Photo
11:00-11:10 Refreshment Break
 
Scientific Session:I
Session Chairs: Christopher Reading & John Øvretveit
11:10- 11:30 Reduction of DNA Topoisomerase Top2 reprograms the epigenetic landscape and extends health and life span across species
Hao Li, University of California San Francisco, United States
   
11:30- 11:50 Wearable Assistive Robots for Aging Society
Ning Xi, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
   
11:50- 12:10 The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Managing older adults with complex care needs in a cost-effective manner
Matthew McNabney, Johns Hopkins University, United States
   
12:10- 12:30 The Role of Senescence in the Pathophisiology of Preeclampsia
Vesna D. Garovic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, United States
   
12:30- 12:50 Interactome-driven analysis of the aging plasma proteome
Tibor Nanasi, Alkahest Inc / Hungarian Research Network, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungary
   
12:50- 13:10 Synaptic Structural Abnormalities Contribute to Basolateral Amygdala Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
Nolwazi Z. Gcwensa, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
13:10-14.00  Lunch Break
Scientific Session-II
Session Chairs: Vesna D. Garovic & Heidi McIntosh
14:00- 14:20     Pneumonia, depression, and mortality may increase based on feeding route
in persons with dysphagia
Jennifer Hanners Gutierrez, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
   
14:20- 14:40     A Study on the Revision of Taiwan's "Accessible Housing Design Standards" Law: A Perspective on the Needs of Elderly People with Disabilities
Chih-Yuan Chang, Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan
   
14:40- 15:00     Pain-facilitating cutaneous innervations trigger hair follicle activation and
post-injury hair regeneration
Tamar L Ben-Shaanan, University of California San Francisco, United States
   
15:00- 15:20     Cerebral capillopathy attributable to Blood Brain Barrier leak : the Nexus of Neurodegenerative Dementia
Charles R Joseph, MD, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, United States
   
15:20- 15:40     Brain and Body Fitness Group for those with dementia and Their caregivers through community partnership: A program evaluation
Lindsey J. G. Creapeau, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, United States
   
15:40- 16:00  Refreshment Break
   
16:00- 16:20     Targeting IGF1-Induced Cellular Senescence to Rejuvenate Hair Follicle Aging
Zhi-Xiong Jim Xiao, Sichuan University, China
   
16:20- 16:40     Capturing the ghost in the machine: a process for development and validation of measures of phenomenal consciousness in delirium
Eamonn Eeles, University of Queensland, Australia
   
16:40- 17:00     Biophytis BIO101 in age-related sarcopenia: results of the SARA program
Cendrine Tourette, BIOPHYTIS, Sorbonne Université, France
   
17:00- 17:20     Dissecting the redox biology of photoaging: Mechanisms across the solar spectrum
Charareh Pourzand, University of Bath, United Kingdom
   
17:20- 17:40     An intergenerational Storytelling approach using Narrative Therapy - The Tree of Life with Multicultural Elders
Sophie Diamandi, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
   
17:40- 18:00     The comparative study of the efficacy of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide combined with vasoactive medications for elderly patients with heart failure and hypotension receiving injections
Meng Rui, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
   
18:00- 18:20     Withering A inhibits age-related inflammation through targeting survivin
Huda Alkhalaf, Healthy aging research institute, Saudi Arabia
   
Panel Discussions
Day-1 Concludes

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       Day-2 - July 10, 2025
            Central European Time (CET)

Meeting ID:  850 2739 6615                                                                                                                                       
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Parallel Virtual session
- Improving workforce capability and capacity in communicating with people living with dementia using and artificially intelligent (AI) avatar, “Talk with Ted”.
Tanya Petrovich, Dementia Australia, Australia
   
- Lymph node metastasis determined miRNAs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Jia Yu, Chifeng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
   
- Understanding Muscle Wasting in Cancer Cachexia using Immersive Learning Approaches
Patsie Polly, UNSW Sydney, Australia
   
- Comparative Efficacy of Exercise Interventions for Cognitive Health in Older Adults: A Network Meta-Analysis
Zhijian Wu, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
   
- Targeting the chromatin remodeler BAZ2B mitigates hepatic senescence and MASH fibrosis
Shi-Qing Cai, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
   
- comment on: effects of smoking behaviour changes on depression in older people: a retrospective 
Touba Azeem, Khyber Medical College Peshawar, Pakistan
   
- Gene expression biomarkers in the peripheral blood for postoperative pain prediction prior to knee or hip arthroplasty
Elena Tchetina PhD, DSc, Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Russia
   
- Life Satisfaction and Social Exclusion Among Elderly Seasonal Workers
Zeynep Gümü? Demir, Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey
   
- Instruments for Assessing Subjective Views of Aging in Older Adults: A COSMIN Systematic Review
Enrico Sella, University of Padova, Italy
   
- Regular physical activity protects skeletal muscle fibers from age-related dysfunctional remodeling of sarcotubular system and mitochondria
Feliciano Protasi, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
   
- Poster: Importance of Targeted Information for Boosting Healthy Aging and Longevity with Nutritional Supplements
Christiane Bruns Perleberg, Perleberg Pharma Partner Health Research International, Germany
   
- Critical Inflection Points in the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Bart De Strooper, University of Leuven, Belgium
   
- Keynote: Effects of ageing and dietary restriction in mouse adipose tissue and oleic acid in cultured human adipocytes
Gabriele Saretzki, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
   
- Poster: Reducing Polypharmacy in Geriatric Patient- A Deprescribing Audit
Baishali Chatterjee & Lavanya Sarup, The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA)
   
- Using Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate sarcopenia and chemoprotective treatments.
Marieke Bloemink, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
   
- Adding a mobility champion to an existing progressive mobility protocol: An evidence-based initiative
Gwen Michele Redler, Hartford Healthcare, United States
   
- Positive feedback loop between chronic lysosomal dysfunction and circRNAs in AD mouse models.
Skarleth Cardenas Romero, BIDMC/Harvard Medical School, United States
   
- Personalized nutritional ketosis through whole-food low-carb diet, medium-chain triglycerides, and other ketogenic strategies for people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease
Mary T. Newport, M.D, Independent Researcher, Spring Hill, Florida, United States
   
- Benefits of moderate intensity aerobic exercise on the intestinal barrier
Marycarmen Godínez-Victoria, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
   
- Mind on Fire: Hustle Your Way to Mental Clarity
Rhonda Mack, C1 Wellness, United States
   
- Effect of Resistance Training on Cognition, Physical Performance, and Brain Anatomy in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Isadora Cristina Ribeiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
   
- Managing Dysphagia in Dementia Care: Current Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists
Angela Van Sickle, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
   
Closing Remarks 

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