day 1 agenda
| 9th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference (ARC-2027) June 24 - 25, 2027 at Barcelona, Spain |
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| Scientific Program | |
| Day-1: June 24, 2027 (Thursday) | |
| 08:30-08:50 | Registrations |
| 08:50- 09:00 | Opening Remarks |
| Moderator: | |
| Keynote Session | |
| - | The involvement of the basal forebrain cholinergic system in ageing and in Alzheimer’s disease |
| A Claudio Cuello, McGill University, Canada | |
| - | TBA |
| - | Slot Available |
| Exhibitors Video | |
| Group Photo | |
| Refreshment Break | |
| Scientific Session:I | |
| Session Chairs: | |
| - | Insights from new gut-to-brain models of Parkinson’s disease |
| Danielle E. Mor, Augusta University, USA | |
| - | Food-Chain Spirochetes: A Unified Hypothesis for Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia Risk |
| Linda M. Sweeney, Independent Researcher, Woodland, USA | |
| - | What influences stigmatizing beliefs towards those with dementia |
| Lori Harper, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada | |
| - | A Practical Behaviour Management Framework for Persons Living With Dementia: STAPPE, PRICE, TEACH, and TANGO |
| Yao Fengyuan, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore | |
| - | Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Doppler Studies |
| David Fresnais, Örebro University, Sweden | |
| - | Dementia associated with imbalance of the extracellular matrix composition in the brain vasculature with aging |
| Jose Felix Moruno-Manchon, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Scientific Session-II | |
| Session Chairs: | |
| - | Lecanemab real-world treatment outcomes from cohort study in early Alzheimer’s disease |
| Justin S. Moon, Denver Neurological Clinic, Colorado, USA | |
| - | Redefining Muscle Health Through Urinary Metabolites: A Novel Five-Biomarker Signature for Early Detection of Sarcopenia |
| Rafaela Andrade-Vieira, Myomar Molecular Inc., Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | |
| - | Metabolic dysfunction associates with musculoskeletal alterations independent of total body adiposity |
| Bettina Mittendorfer, University of Missouri, USA | |
| - | Folate limitation late in life: Longevity and healthspan outcomes in genetically diverse mice |
| Michael Polymenis, Texas A&M University, USA | |
| - | Medical Cannabis, Polypharmacy, and Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults: Insights from a Longitudinal Cohort Study |
| Arsène Zongo, Laval University, Canada | |
| Refreshment Break | |
| - | Microgravity alters skeletal muscle function and muscle-derived extracellular vesicle-mediated intercellular communication |
| Maddalena Parafati, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, USA | |
| - | Comparison of United States and Australian Pharmacy Student Attitudes Towards Careers in?Geriatrics |
| Tasha Woodall, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, USA | |
| - | Slot Available |
| - | Multi-Target Neuroprotective Effects of Probiotics, L-Ergothioneine, and Rosa roxburghii Against Chronic Sleep Deprivation-Induced Cognitive Impairment |
| Huajun Zheng, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, China | |
| - | Ageing in a Changing Climate: Environmental Injustice and the Health of Older People in Asia |
| Pranee Liamputtong, VinUniversity, Vietnam | |
| - | Regulation of Alanine Glutamine Asparagine Catabolism is Common to Mouse Models that Extend Lifespan |
| Gonzalo Garcia Garcia, University of Michigan, USA | |
| - | Slot Available |
| Panel Discussions | |
| Day-1 Concludes | |
| This is a tentative program and is subject to change | |
day 2 agenda
| Day-2: June 25, 2027 (Friday) | |
| 08:50- 09:00 | Opening Remarks |
| Moderator: | |
| Keynote Session | |
| Urine and fecal incontinence prevalence is increased in later born 81-year old cohorts in the Swedish general elder population | |
| Sölve Elmståhl, Lund University, Sweden | |
| Slot Available | |
| Scientific Session:III | |
| Session Chairs: | |
| Beyond Mechanistic Promise: Clinical Evidence for Resveratrol in Healthy Aging | |
| Marcia da Silva Pinto, Lallemand Bio-Ingredients, Reinach, Switzerland | |
| Slot Available | |
| Refreshment Break | |
| “I retired from my paycheck, not from my work”: The Retirement Experiences of University Academics |
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| Dafna Lemish, Rutgers University, USA | |
| End-of-Life Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit | |
| Heather Villarreal Munoz, Baylor College of Medicine, USA | |
| (Plenary Talk) | The Aging Brain in Context: Social and Environmental Influences on Decision-Making, Health, and Financial Vulnerability |
| David V. Smith, Temple University, USA | |
| Slot Available | |
| Slot Available | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Posters | |
| Poster - I | Active Living Related Quality of Life in Older Persons and the Built Environment |
| Ezinne Ekediegwu, McGill University, Canada | |
| Poster - II | Clinical-grade MSC-EVs in regulating senescence |
| Yi Tan, Qilu Cell Therapy, China | |
| Poster - III | Atypical Imatinib-Related Toxicity in an Elderly Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
| El Kamel Yasmine, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Tunisia | |
| Poster - IV | TBA |
| Scientific Session-IV | |
| Session Chairs: | |
| From Rpl13a snoRNA-Guided RNA Modification to Venous Thrombosis: A Red Blood Cell Mechanism Linking Aging to Thrombo-Inflammation | |
| Rahima Zennadi, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA | |
| Slot Available | |
| Usability testing of an upper-extremity rehabilitation robot for stroke rehabilitation | |
| Yingnan Lin, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China | |
| Applications and implicit assumptions in dementia risk scores: A scoping review of the LIBRA score | |
| Wouter MR Kant, Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands | |
| Slot Available | |
| Panel Discussions | |
| Day-2 Concludes | |
| This is a tentative program and is subject to change | |