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The Biological Sciences Section Program at the 60^th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America

¹ University of California, Los Angeles.
² University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
³ Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
⁴ Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
⁵ University of Colorado, Boulder.
⁶ University of Washington, Seattle.
⁷ Salk Institute, La Jolla, California.
⁸ Pennsylvania State University, State College.
⁹ University of Connecticut, Farmington, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
¹⁰ University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Address correspondence to Rita B. Effros, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732. E-mail: reffros{at}mednet.ucla.edu

Abstract

In this era of genomics and other exciting technical advances, research on the biology of aging is undergoing a renaissance. This report summarizes 10 cutting-edge areas of research covered in symposia that spanned such topics as stem cells, novel vaccine strategies, nutritional sensing, new concepts of Parkinson's disease, high throughput screening for aging interventions, manipulating telomerase in cancer and immunodeficiency, synergy between aging and HIV disease, and epigenetic influences on aging. Novel animal models, including those showing no evidence of aging, as well as ethical and political implications of embryonic stem cells and alternative medicine are also discussed.