Saturday, April 7, 2001
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Richardson Lecture Hall D1.502
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

This program will explore the topics of the theories of aging, aging and the cardiovascular system, dementia, and bones and aging. 



Speakers 

Biology of Aging                                         
Woody Wright, MD, PhD                     
Professor of Cell Biology

New Developments In Cardiovascular Aging
Ivor Benjamin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Aging, Memory and The Brain
Anne Lipton, M.D., PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology

The Skeletal Response to Aging: There's No Bones About It
Joe Zerwekh, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
 

A continental breakfast and lunch will be served during the program.  A certificate of completion will be provided for purposes of professional development credit. Please check with your school district to determine if credit will be accepted for this event.

Related Links

1) Welcome to the Administration on Aging (AoA) web site. It includes information designed for Older Americans and their families as well as those concerned about providing the opportunities and services to enrich the lives of older persons and support their independence.   http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

2) Welcome to the Aging Research Centre (ARC). We are dedicated to providing a service that allows researchers in this field to find information that is related to the study of the aging process. We also endeavor to introduce this field to laymen who would like to know more about the research that is being conducted in this field.    http://www.arclab.org/

3) The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.   http://www.nia.nih.gov/

4) Check out Nature Magazine's Nature Insight Ageing. November 9, 2000: Volume 408 : Issue #6809: Page 231: http://www.nature.com 

5) Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia: The central focus of research within the Institute is on the mechanisms of brain aging and degeneration and how these processes can be slowed or stopped.  http://www.alz.uci.edu/

6) Reinsurance Notes Vol.2, No.4, November, 2000 Evolution and Brain Aging by Jeff Victoroff   http://azlweb01.allianzlife.com/imgate.nsf/162f0daf2137d953062565c50075c788/d5a2ea46935563480625698c006d3062?OpenDocument

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