2013 Spring Quarter Speaker Series

The Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, the Genetic Approaches to Aging Training Grant, and the UW Healthy Aging and Longevity (HALo) Research Institute present:

All talks will be held in Room Foege N-130.

Friday, April 5, 1:30-2:30pm
Aging, Adipose Tissue Inflammation, and Cellular Senescence
James L. Kirkland, M.D., PH.D, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic

Papers:
Callular Senescence and the senescent secretory phenotype
Experemental Gerontology_Translating Advances from the Basic Biology of aging into clinical application
Fat Tissue Aging and Cellular Senescence

Tuesday, April 23, 1:30-2:30pm
Understanding the Role of Autophagy in C. elegans Aging
Malene Hansen Ph.D., Program of Development and Aging, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Papers:
Autophagy and Lipid Metabolism Coordinately Modulate Life Span in Germline-less C. elegans

Tuesday, May 7, 1:30-2:30pm
How mitochondrial dysfunction increases lifespan, if you’re a worm
Shane Rea, Ph.D., Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, UT Health Science Center San Antonio

Papers:
A Metabolic Signature for Long Life in the Caenorhabditis
Profiling the Anaerobic Response of C. elegans Using GC-MS

Thursday, May 23, 2:30-3:30pm (Note different time from rest of series)
Genetic and Proteomic Analysis of a Mitochondrial Quality Control Pathway
Leo Pallanck, Ph.D., University of Washington, Genome Sciences

Papers:
The PINK1–Parkin pathway promotes both mitophagy and selective respiratory chain turnover in vivo

Tuesday, June 4, 1:30-2:30pm
Novel Roles for Mitochondrial SKN-1/Nrf in Metabolic Homeostasis
Sean Curran, Ph.D., University of Southern California Davis, School of Gerontology

Papers:
Mitochondrial SKN-1/Nrf Mediates a Conserved Starvation Response.pdf
Prediction of C. elegans Longevity Genes by Human and Worm Longevity Networks

Contact Rachel Wilsey (206-897-1759) or Peter Rabinovitch (206-685-3761) for further information. To request disability accommodations, contact the office of the ADA Coordinator at least 10 days in advance of the event: 206-543-6450 (voice); 206-543-6252 (TDD); 206-685-3885 (FAX); access@u.washington.edu