Biological Sciences Program Area

Chair: Tiziana Cogliati, PhD – NIA-NIH

Co-Chair: Jennifer Fox, PhD – NIA-NIH

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: George Truskey, PhD

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Constance Chu, MD

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Andreas Stahl, PhD

Chair: Monty Montano, PhD – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Monty Montano, PhD – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dennis T. Villareal, MD, FACP, FGSA – Baylor College of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA – Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jamie N. Justice, PhD (she/her/hers) – XPRIZE Foundation

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Monty Montano, PhD – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jamie N. Justice, PhD (she/her/hers) – XPRIZE Foundation

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA – Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dennis T. Villareal, MD, FACP, FGSA – Baylor College of Medicine

Chair: Sandra Aleksic, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sara E. Espinoza, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD – University of Texas

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: John C. Newman, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sara Espinoza, MD (she/her/hers) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD – University of Texas

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: John C. Newman, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

First Author: CJ Kelly (they/them/theirs) – Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences

First Author: Asmus Cosmos Skovgaard – University of Southern Denmark

First Author: Mette Soerensen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Southern Denmark

First Author: Wei-Hsuan Su – University of California Irvine

First Author: Abner T. Apsley, BS (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

First Author: Patrick C. Phillips, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oregon

First Author: Alan M. Rathbun, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Medicine

First Author: Qiaofeng Ye, MS (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

First Author: Fatemeh Adelnia, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

First Author: Gokul Seshadri, MS – University of Minnesota

First Author: Shakshi Sharma, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

First Author: Emily D. Winters (they/them/theirs) – Oregon Health & Science University

First Author: Vikas A. Gujjala, M.Tech (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University

First Author: Leighanna N. Hall (she/her/hers) – Howard University

First Author: Mesomachi Udenta (she/her/hers) – Howard University

First Author: Laila Scroggins (she/her/hers) – Howard University

First Author: Lidadi Agbomi (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

First Author: Hannah Archer, n/pa – Greenville School of Medicine

First Author: Kuren A. Anderson-Steward (she/her/hers) – Howard University

First Author: Adrian M. Arciniega (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego

First Author: Eva Marts Skoglund (she/her/hers) – University of California Berkeley

First Author: Mitsunori Nomura, PhD (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

First Author: Adrienne M. Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Western Washington University

First Author: Matthew D. Campbell, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Washington

First Author: Gerald Y. Liao, BS (he/him/his) – University of Washington

First Author: Teresa S. Warren, BA (they/them/theirs) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

First Author: Yiyi Shen (she/her/hers) – Salk Institute for Biological Studies

First Author: TANAKA TOSHIKO, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIA/IRP/TGB/LSS

First Author: Brenda Landvoigt Schmitt (she/her/hers) – University of Memphis

First Author: Rafael Moura Maurmann (he/him/his) – University of Memphis

First Author: Richard Xu, ScM (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

First Author: Chatura Senadheera – Buck Institute

First Author: Sydney N. Holland, BS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

First Author: Grecia G. Garcia Marquez, M.D (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist Hospital

First Author: Sarah A. Ashiqueali, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic

First Author: Michael P. Abadir – University of Maryland

First Author: Kengo Watanabe, PhD (he/him/his) – Institute for Systems Biology

First Author: Michael R. Bene, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

First Author: Adam Said – Emory College of Arts and Sciences

First Author: Ben Keri – University of California San Diego

First Author: Micah T. Webster, PhD (he/him/his) – Epirium Bio

First Author: Emily J. Hanson, BS (she/her/hers) – Woodinville Psychiatric Associates

First Author: Jasroop K. Miglani, B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine

First Author: Rebekah A. Bhansali, MSN, CNM – Johns Hopkins University

First Author: Alice Ryan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Medicine

First Author: Andrey Parkhitko, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

First Author: Yun Zhu, PhD – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

First Author: Lisa M. Hartnell (she/her/hers) – National Institutes on Aging

First Author: Liyat Y. Kebbede (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

First Author: Marisa Gaglio (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

First Author: Mishfak Abdullah Mohamed Mansoor, MS – University of Central Florida

First Author: Kaustuv Basu, PhD (he/him/his) – Uppsala University

First Author: Bennett Van Camp, BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology; BS in Biochemistry (they/them/theirs) – University of Southern California

First Author: Chris Turner, PhD (they/them/theirs) – University of Southern California

First Author: Elizabeth B. Stephens (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

First Author: Hyung Eun Shin – Kyung Hee University

First Author: Ime Essien – Johns Hopkins University

First Author: Prerana Vaddi, MSN – University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

First Author: Bradley Willcox, MD, MSc, FGSA, FRSM – Kuakini Medical Center

First Author: Khristina Young, B.S Biology – University of Southern California

First Author: Ting Xu, PhD candicate (she/her/hers) – nanjing medical university

First Author: Molly Easter, PhD – University of Southern California

First Author: Tianchi Zhuang (he/him/his) – nanjing medical university

First Author: Mia Hakian – University of Southern California

First Author: Genesio Karere, PhD, FAHA (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

First Author: Claudia Schneider, BS – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

First Author: Okyere D. Kontor, BSc Med Sci, MBChB (he/him/his) – University of Ghana School of Public Health

First Author: Lingzi Tang (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology

First Author: Bhaswati Ghosh, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

First Author: Shelton Swint – Augusta University

First Author: Morteza Abyadeh, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University

First Author: Brianna J. Stubbs, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute

First Author: Ester Hernandez, B.S Biochemistry (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for research on aging

First Author: Susan E. Howlett, PhD – Dalhousie University

First Author: Pankaj Patyal, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

First Author: Courtney Millar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hebrew SeniorLife

First Author: M. K. Kirsten Chui, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

First Author: Brandy Weathers – University of Southern California

First Author: Xiaomin Zhang, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Chair: Nathan LeBrasseur, PT, PhD – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Courtney Peterson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama Birmingham

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Roger Fielding, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Satchidananda Panda, PhD (he/him/his) – Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Judith Carroll, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Courtney Peterson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama Birmingham

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Roger Fielding, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Judith Carroll, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Satchidananda Panda, PhD (he/him/his) – Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Chair: Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nuo Sun, PhD – Ohio State University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Natalia Y. Tretyakova, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christopher Wiley – Tufts University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nuo Sun, PhD – Ohio State University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christopher Wiley – Tufts University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Natalia Y. Tretyakova, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT – Harvard Medical School

Chair: Heinrich Jasper, PhD – Genentech, Inc

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Heinrich Jasper, PhD – Genentech, Inc

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jacob C. Kimmel, PhD (he/him/his) – NewLimit

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte – Altos Labs

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lucy Xu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte – Altos Labs

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jacob C. Kimmel, PhD (he/him/his) – NewLimit

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lucy Xu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School

First Author: Derong Zeng, n/a – Kyoto University

First Author: Danielle Osborne, PhD (she/her/hers) – Legacy Research Institute

First Author: Lee Neilson, MD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health & Science University

First Author: Brian C. Kraemer, PhD (he/him/his) – VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

First Author: Lindsey J. Anderson, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

First Author: Qinchuan Wang, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

First Author: Stefano Donega, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institute on Aging

First Author: Stefano Donega, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institute on Aging

First Author: Stefano Donega, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institute on Aging

First Author: Stefano Donega, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institute on Aging

First Author: Xiaomin Zhang, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

First Author: Christopher G. Engeland, PhD (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

First Author: Christopher G. Engeland, PhD (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

First Author: Sagar Vyavahare, PhD (he/him/his) – Augusta University

First Author: Ethan L. Ostrom, PhD – University of Washington

First Author: Erik L. Knight, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

First Author: Naci Oz, MS (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University

First Author: Ilja Demuth, PhD – Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

First Author: Daniel Enterria-Morales, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego

First Author: Alessandro Bitto, PhD – University of Washington

First Author: Svetlana V. Ukraintseva, PhD – Duke University

First Author: Joanna-Lynn C. Borgogna, PhD (she/her/hers) – Montana State University

First Author: Chiung-Jung Wen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Taiwan University Hospital

First Author: Dantong Zhu, PhD (he/him/his) – Institute for Systems Biology

First Author: Judy Z. Wu, BS (she/her/hers) – Institute for Systems Biology

First Author: Brady Samuelson, BS – Institute for Systems Biology

First Author: Inez K A Pranoto, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

First Author: Catrin Herpich, PhD (she/her/hers) – German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke

First Author: Teruhiko Koike, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Nagoya University

First Author: Alok Tripathi, PhD (he/him/his) – Augusta University

First Author: Wei Li, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

First Author: Chang Yu, MA (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo, SUNY

Chair: Chhanda Dutta, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institute on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Birgit Schilling, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Anthony Molina, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nathan LeBrasseur, PT, PhD – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Birgit Schilling, PhD (she/her/hers) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Anthony Molina, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nathan LeBrasseur, PT, PhD – Mayo Clinic

Award Lecturer: Jeremy D. Walston, MD, FGSA (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

Award Lecturer: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, AGSF, FGSA – University of Chicago

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jeremy D. Walston, MD, FGSA (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

Award Lecturer: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, AGSF, FGSA – University of Chicago

Chair: Joao Passos, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Joao Passos, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Patricia Opresko, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Miranda E. Orr, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nicola Neretti, PhD – Brown University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Joao Passos, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Patricia Opresko, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Miranda E. Orr, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nicola Neretti, PhD – Brown University

Chair: Matt Yousefzadeh, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Matt Yousefzadeh, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christina Camell, PhD – Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, University of Minnesota

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ines Sturmlechner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christina Camell, PhD – Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, University of Minnesota

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ines Sturmlechner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Matt Yousefzadeh, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center

Chair: Isabel Beerman, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIA

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nick Chavkin, PhD – Seattle Children’s Research Institute & University of Washington

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kristina Kirschner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jing Zhang, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kristina Kirschner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nick Chavkin, PhD – Seattle Children’s Research Institute & University of Washington

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jing Zhang, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

First Author: Ambika Verma, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

First Author: Serena Wu (she/her/hers) – University of California Irvine

First Author: Gargi Mahapatra, PhD – University of California San Diego

First Author: Kaveena Autar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hesperos

First Author: Dennis M. Lox – Sports and Regenerative Medicine

First Author: Molly A. Wright, M.S. (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

Chair: Shuo Han, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Shuo Han, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Hariom Yadav, PhD (he/him/his) – University of South Florida

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Shuo Han, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Hariom Yadav, PhD (he/him/his) – University of South Florida

Chair: George L. Sutphin, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

Co-Chair: Nathan LeBrasseur, PT, PhD – Mayo Clinic

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Philip A. Kramer, PhD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Scott F. Leiser, PhD – University of Michigan

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lolita S. Nidadavolu, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Chenkai Wu, PhD, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Duke Kunshan University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Chenkai Wu, PhD, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Duke Kunshan University

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Philip A. Kramer, PhD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lolita S. Nidadavolu, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

Chair: Bhaswati Ghosh, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ziying Xu (she/her/hers) – Barshop Institute

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sidharth Madhavan (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Stephanie R. Heimler, B.S. – University of California San Diego

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ruben De Man – Yale University School of Medicine

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ziying Xu (she/her/hers) – Barshop Institute

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sidharth Madhavan (he/him/his) – Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Stephanie R. Heimler, B.S. – University of California San Diego

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ruben De Man – Yale University School of Medicine

First Author: Arjune Dhanekula, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington

First Author: Sara Abudahab, PhD, MSc, PharmD (she/her/hers) – UST Global

First Author: Anatoliy Yashin, PhD – Duke University

First Author: Elizabeth A. Lydon, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Miami University

First Author: Young Min Jee, MD (he/him/his) – Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

First Author: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, FGSA – Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

First Author: Paul M. Coen, PhD (he/him/his) – AdventHealth

First Author: Yeonsu Song, PhD, RN, FNP (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles

First Author: Andrew M. Pickering, PhD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

First Author: Manuel Moro, DVM, PhD (he/him/his) – NIA-NIH

First Author: Joo Young Park, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

Paper Session Chair: Sofhia V. Ramos, PhD (she/her/hers) – AdventHealth

First Author: Sofhia V. Ramos, PhD (she/her/hers) – AdventHealth

First Author: Nisi Jiang (he/him/his) – UT Health San Antonio

First Author: Phoebe Imms, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology