International Tübingen Symposium on Aging & Fit-Life October 17th-18th, 2024 / Tübingen, Germany

Dear colleagues,

Over the last few years, research on aging using state-of-the-are approaches has unraveled novel insight for a wide range of complex diseases. Aging and various age-related diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric and metabolic disorders have become a major focus in Tübingen. 

Our meeting on “Aging and Fit-Life” to be held from October 17^th to 18^th will bring together leading researchers from all over the world to discuss recent progress in the field. 

We are looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new colleagues for stimulating discussions and fun times in the charming atmosphere of our medieval university town.

Manu Sharma

Thursday, October 17, 2024

8:30 - 9:00      Registration and Greeting

• Prof. Norbert Schmitz and PD Dr. Manu Sharma

Symposium I: Genomics of Aging

9:15 - 10:00    Keynote lecture

• Claudio Franceschi, Bologna
  Inflammaging From Theory to Practice
  Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence

10:00 - 11:00  

• Cornelia van Duijn, Oxford,
  Age, Ageing and the Proteome
• Peter Klimek, Vienna
  A Complexity Science Perspective on the Resilience of Health Care Systems in the Face of Future Demographic Change

11:00   Refreshments

Symposium II: Aging Biomarkers

11:30 - 13:00

• Anne-Li Lind, Uppsala
  Recent Advances in Proteomics of Aging Research
• Brit Mollenhauer, Göttingen  
  Biofluid Biomarker for Age-Related Disorders 
• Francesca Cormack, Cambridge
  Digital Biomarkers to Support Drug Development in Neurodegenerative Disease
•  Annelies Goris, Wageningen
  Ingestible Sensor Platform for Gut Health Research

13:00   Refreshments

Symposium III: Epidemiology of Aging  

13:30 – 15:00

• Martijn Huisman, Amsterdam
  Epidemiology of Ageing and Mental Functioning; Lessons Learned from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
• Harold Sneider, Groningen,
  Lifelines, A 3-Generation Cohort and Biobank for Population Health and Precision Medicine
• Philip Awadalla, Toronto
  Using Machine Learning, Population Cohorts and Healthcare Data to Capture the Earliest Determinants of Disease and Aging

15:00   Refreshments

Symposium IV: Cellular Cascades

15:30 – 17:00

• Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas, Copenhagen,
  Mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease
• Aleksandra Trifunovic, Cologne,
  Decoding Mitochondrial Stress: Unexpected Mechanisms and Outcomes
• Della David, Cambridge,
  Promoting healthy ageing by regulation of protein aggregation

Friday, October 18, 2024

08:30   Day 2 Registration

Symposium V: International Cohort and Biobanking  

9:00 – 10:30  

• Thomas Illig, Hannover,
  High-Quality Biobanking as a Prerequisite for Molecular Research,
•  Karin Wirdefeldt, Stockholm,
  Lessons from longitudinal cohort studies in Sweden with focus on the Swedish Twin Registry

Symposium VI: Health Economics and Communication  

10:30 – 12:00

• David Mcdaid, London,
  Golden Years: the Economic Contribution of Older People to Society and the Value of Healthy Ageing
• Eva Baumann, Hannover,
  Communication Challenges of Healthy Aging
• Stefan Kohler, Heidelberg,
  Global Aging and Health

12:00   Closing remarks

• Prof. Norbert Schmitz and PD Dr. Manu Sharma

12:30   Refreshments