seminar on ageing research and advocacy

On Saturday, 6th of May, Computational Biology of Aging Group ( http://aging.biochim.ro ) together with our guests from Healthy Life Extension Society ( http://heales.org/ ) organizes a seminar on longevity research and advocacy in Bucharest.

SCHEDULE

13:00 - 13:15 Opening speech – Robi Tacutu, Ph.D., head of Computational Biology of Aging Group.

13:15 - 13:35 Presentation about Heales and its main activities – Didier Coeurnelle, Sven Bulterijs ( co-founders of Heales ).

13:35-14:05 – Does everyone age? The design of negligibly senescent species and the environments in which they evolved - Anca Iovita, geriatrics physician/ book author

14:05-14:35 - Main scientific news about the longevity of the last months - Sven Bulterijs, chief scientific officer of Heals.

14:35-14:45 Coffee-break

14:45-15:20 Genetic Circuits with CRISPR Interference as promising tools for anti-aging therapies – Anton Kulaga, bioinformatician at Computational Biology of Aging Group.

15:20-15:50 How to make longevity mainstream or die trying? - Didier Coeurnelle, co-president of Heales.