day 1 agenda
| 8th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference (ARC-2026) June 18 - 19, 2026 at Prague, Czech Republic |
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| Scientific Program | ||
| Day-1: June 18, 2026 (Thursday) | ||
| Registrations Open (08:30-08:50) | ||
| Opening Ceremony (08:50- 09:00) | ||
| Moderator: Kara Noronha, Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, USA |
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| Keynote Session | ||
| Sid O’Bryant, UNT Health Fort Worth, USA |
09:00 - 09:30 |
Towards A World of Optimal Brain Health for All |
| Tamas Fulop, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada |
09:30 - 10:00 |
Infections can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. |
| Gene L. Bowman, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA |
10:00 - 10:30 |
Randomized, blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for cerebral small vessel disease and neuronal integrity breakdown in older adults: per protocol and ApoE stratified results |
| Exhibitors Video | ||
| Group Photo & Refreshment Break (10: 30-10:50) | ||
| Scientific Session:I | ||
| Session Chairs: Gene L. Bowman & Tamas Fulop | ||
| Bo-Kyung SON, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
10:50 - 11:10 |
Ikigai is associated with lower frailty incidence in older Japanese women: the possible role of interleukin-6 |
| Weiwei Dang, Baylor College of Medicine, USA |
11:10 - 11:30 |
Epigenetic and Chromatin Regulation of Aging in Mammalian Stem Cells |
| Megumi Yahara-Hotta, Hyogo Medical University, Japan |
11:30 - 11:50 |
A study on the efficacy of aromatherapy and yoga as complementary approaches to pharmacotherapy |
| Kung Wong, LAU, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR |
11:50 - 12:10 |
Understanding Elderly-Computer Interaction (ECI) in Social-Virtual Reality Applications: An Exploratory Study Addressing Mental Health and Well-Being Issues |
| Pankaj Sahu, Salisbury NHS foundation trust, UK |
12:10 - 12:30 |
Study risk factors, clinical profile, and outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 geriatric patients |
| Ravit Nahum, Gray Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
12:30 - 12:50 |
Underdiagnosed and Overmedicated: Investigating UTI Management and Vaginal Estrogen Use in a Large Cohort of Postmenopausal Women |
| Lunch Break @ Restaurant (12:50-13.50 ) | ||
| Scientific Session-II | ||
| Session Chairs: S. Michal Jazwinski & Mark A. McCormick | ||
| Ning Xi, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
13:50 - 14:10 |
Multimodal evaluations for sarcopenia using machine learning |
| Evžen Korec, ZOO Tábor, Prague, Czech Republic |
14:10 - 14:30 |
Identification of genes associated with longevity in dogs: 9 candidate genes described in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
| Maria Nicoleta Turliuc, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania |
14:30 - 14:50 |
Better and healthier together? The relationship between perceived social support and health-related quality of life among older adults. Some explanatory mechanisms |
| Ana Claudia Silva Farche, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil |
14:50 - 15:10 |
Cardiac Autonomic Responses During Exercise on Frailty Syndrome |
| S. Michal Jazwinski, Tulane University School of Medicine, USA |
15:10 - 15:30 |
Heterogeneity: An Emergent Property of Aging of a Complex Biological System |
| Refreshment Break (15:30- 15:40) | ||
| Kara Noronha, Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, USA |
15:40 - 16:00 |
Fall Prevention in Elderly Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Nadya Kagansky, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
16:00 - 16:20 |
Implementation of a program for treatment of acute infections in nursing homes without hospital transfer |
| Yu Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
16:20 - 16:40 |
Endothelial SIRT1 in the Regulation of Macro- and Micro-circulation |
| Divya Sivaramakrishnan, University of Edinburgh, UK |
16:40 - 17:00 |
Taking a systems approach to promoting healthy ageing in India- concepts and design |
| Min Seob Lee, Diagnomics Lab, CA 92123, USA / Eone Diagnomics Genome Center, Republic of Korea |
17:00 - 17:20 |
EpiClock: A Minimal Epigenetic Clock for Scalable Biological Age Measurement and Longevity Medicine |
| Linda D’Silva, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA |
17:20 - 17:40 |
Feasibility and Acceptability of a gamified interactive app to deliver vestibular exercises in adults with balance deficits. |
| Panel Discussions & Day-1 Concludes | ||
day 2 agenda
| Day-2: June 19, 2026 (Friday) | ||
| Opening Remarks (08:50- 09:00) | ||
| Moderator: Jennifer Cooper, Lead Point Solutions, USA |
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| Keynote Session | ||
| Heidi McIntosh, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), USA |
09:00 - 09:30 |
Breaking Barriers: Innovations and Challenges in Aging Enhancing Health and Psychosocial Well-Being as We Age |
| Barry L. Bentley, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK |
09:30 - 10:00 |
The International Consortium to Classify Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP) |
| Scientific Session:III | ||
| Session Chairs: Maria Nicoleta Turliuc & Heidi McIntosh | ||
| Jennifer Tullet, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK |
10:00 - 10:20 |
Neuronal Nrf/SKN-1B controls lipid accumulation in a sexually dimorphic manner |
| Mark A. McCormick, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, USA |
10:20 - 10:40 |
Greatly Increased Lifespan and Healthspan by tRNA Synthetase Inhibitors is Linked to Enhanced Proteostasis |
| Refreshment Break (10:40-11:00) | ||
| Victor Fellipe Bispo Macêdo, Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió, Brazil |
11:00 - 11:20 |
Parkinson’s disease physiopathology—beyond the α-synuclein aggregation: a narrative review |
| Tenna Christoffersen, University College Absalon, Slagelse, Denmark |
11:20 - 11:40 |
A foodscape approach to explore nutritional problems among older adults in nursing homes |
| Lu Yi, Harvest Biotech (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd, Zhejiang, China |
11:40 - 12:00 |
A New Bioenergetic Rescue Axis for Skin Longevity: Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer Under Stress |
| Stefano Tarantini, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), USA |
12:00 - 12:20 |
Metabolic Control of Cerebrovascular Aging via Mitochondrial Remodeling |
| Wilson Lim, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, UK |
12:20 - 12:40 |
Ciprofloxacin-induced drug fever |
| Lunch Break @ Restaurant (12:40-13.30 ) | ||
| Posters | ||
| Wang, Shun-Ping, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan |
Poster - I | Determinants of Mortality After Hip-Fracture Surgery in the Elderly: Factors Beyond Age |
| Divya Sivaramakrishnan, The University of Edinburgh, UK |
Poster - II | Ageism and age norms among older adults in urban India |
| Scientific Session-IV | ||
| Session Chairs: Harumi Hotta & Barry L. Bentley | ||
| Jennifer Cooper, Lead Point Solutions, USA |
14:00 - 14:20 |
Breathomics for Healthy Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds as Non-Invasive Longevity Markers |
| Wei Li, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
14:20 - 14:40 |
Plasma Protein Biomarkers for Global Cognition in Virally Suppressed Women Living with HIV |
| Jay Acharya, Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust, UK |
14:40 - 15:00 |
Frailty and delirium: A fatal combination in older adults |
| Yasumoto Matsui, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), Japan |
15:00 - 15:20 |
Evaluation of quadriceps muscle using an ultrasonic diagnostic equipment with a widefield of view |
| Harumi Hotta, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan |
15:20 - 15:40 |
Cardiovascular and skeletal muscle coordination: Information from aortic baroreceptor influences hind limb muscle contractility via the sympathetic nervous system |
| Mengxue Yang, Shandong University, China |
15:40 - 16:00 |
Plasma Ergothioneine Levels and Mushroom Consumption Are Associated with Reduced Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from the Diet and Healthy Ageing (DaHA) Study |
| Jingjing Shang, Columbia University, USA |
16:00 - 16:20 |
Disparities in infection risk among home health care patients across neighborhood deprivation and rurality |
| Panel Discussions & Day-2 Concludes | ||
Day-1 Virtual Agenda
| Scientific Program - Virtual Session | ||
| Day-2 - June 19, 2026 Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
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| Doron Garfinkel, Sheba Medical Center , Israel |
(Plenary Talk) 09:35 - 10:00 |
Optimizing clinical outcomes facing the iatrogenic epidemic of polypharmacy through deprescribing |
| Amanda Eddy-Lacey, Dementia Australia, Australia |
10:00 - 10:20 |
Bridging training gaps in dementia care: Evidence-based microlearning solutions |
| Carmel Laragy, The University of Melbourne, Australia |
10:20 - 10:40 |
Will Australia’s new ‘Support at Home’ program deliver what older people want? |
| Kelvin Tan, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore |
10:40 - 11:00 |
Understanding Older Adults’ Acceptance of Wearable IoT Technology: A STAM-Based Study of an IoT-Ring-Supported Exercise Intervention in Singapore |
| Myint Oo, Rockhampton Hospital, University of Queensland, Australia |
11:00 - 11:20 |
Residential medication management reviews: a call for improved collaboration and systems integration in aged care |
| Shi-Qing Cai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
11:20 - 11:40 |
Neural basis of healthy aging |
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Huaicong Long & Mure Ali, |
11:40 - 12:00 |
Chronic lung disease and frailty: a longitudinal analysis of bidirectional associations using CHARLS and a Chengdu cohort |
| Wenbo Meng, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, China |
12:00 - 12:20 |
Proton pump inhibitor exposure is associated with accelerated biological aging and reveals age-dependent dissociation between systemic and tissue senescence |
| Supratik Gupta, Support Elders Private Limited, India |
12:20 - 12:40 |
Holistic Approach in Geriatric Care |
| Jingyi Ji, Shandong University, China |
12:40 - 13:00 |
From policy to practice: policy touchpoints and risks in China’s long-term care insurance |
| Ângela Martins Mira, USF Alfa Beja, Beja, Portugal |
13:00 - 13:20 |
Loneliness as a determinant of healthcare utilisation in older adults: a cross-sectional study in a Portuguese rural region |
| Sonja Ehret, Heidelberg University, Germany |
13:20 - 13:40 |
Companionship on T hemes of B eing of persons with dementia (Daseinsthematische Begleitung®) |
| Anastasia Conti, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy |
13:40 - 14:00 |
Senescence and inflammation are unintended adverse consequences of CRISPR-Cas9/AAV6-mediated gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells |
| Susan Janssens, University of Aberdeen, Scotland |
14:00 - 14:15 (Poster) |
Multigene Enhancement of MSC-extracellular vesicles for Neurosenescence |
| Rita Ghosh, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA |
14:15 - 14:35 |
Targeting S6K-POLQ Axis to Enhance Radiotherapy Response in Prostate Cancer |
| Diego Gama Linhares, Estácio de Sá University, Brazil |
14:35 - 14:55 |
Combat sport in the body composition of the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis study |
| Karen M. Vasquez, The University of Texas at Austin, USA |
14:55 - 15:15 |
The Impact of Aging on Genetic Instability at Endogenous Mutation Hotspots in Mice |
| Linda Fieldstone, Elder Justice Initiative on Eldercaring Coordination, USA |
15:15 - 15:35 |
Eldering as a Systemic Imperative |
| Sue Bronson, Elder Justice Initiative on Eldercaring Coordination, USA |
15:35 - 15:55 |
Older Families, Conflict and Eldercaring Coordination |
| Najaf Amin, University of Oxford, UK |
15:55 - 16:15 |
Deciphering Sexual Dimorphism in Human Aging Through Multi-omics and Lifetime Exposures |
| Ibiyo Lawrence, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA & Olayiwola Bolaji, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
16:15 - 16:35 |
Long-term Cognitive Outcomes Following Post-TAVR Stroke |
| Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, USA |
16:35 - 16:55 |
The Inflammasome in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Biomarker Role |
| Susan Hutchinson, Dalhousie University, School of Health and Human Performance, Canada |
16:55 - 17:15 |
Innovations to support lifestyle planning in the transition to retirement |
| Andrew Stumpf, St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo, Canada |
17:15 - 17:35 |
Personal Autonomy in the Context of Living with Dementia: Bridging Lived Experience and Philosophical Frameworks to Deepen Our Understanding |
| Gabriele Mayer, Freiburg, Germany/ USA |
17:35 - 17:55 |
Geriatrics beginning: Related to structure grids and continuity |
| Liam Hunt, Rhodes College, USA |
17:55 - 18:15 |
Position effect variegation (PEV) as an epigenetic aging clock: visualization of age-dependent loss of heterochromatin and longevity associated with enhanced heterochromatin |
| Rola S. Zeidan, University of Florida, USA |
18:15 - 18:35 |
Circulating Iron Availability is Associated with Physical Function in Healthy Older Adults |
| Muhammad Nadeem Aslam, University of Michigan, USA |
18:35 - 18:55 |
Multi-Mineral Supplementation Improves Gut Barrier Function, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Skeletal Health in Ulcerative Colitis: Implications for Aging |
| Closing Remarks | ||