Sixteenth and Seventeenth International Symposia on Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging

The Sixteenth and Seventeenth International Symposia on Neurobiology & Neuroendocrinology Aging will be held in Bregenz, Austria, July 12-16, 2024, and in July 2026. The purpose of these meetings is to bring together a group of investigators who made recent advances in the study of mechanisms of aging, with particular emphasis on CNS aging, neuroprotection, and neurodegenerative disease. Moreover, the endocrine system and metabolic dysfunction tie many additional aging research areas together (genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, senescence, stem cell exhaustion, epigenetic changes, deregulated nutrient sensing, and inflammation). We are directly addressing several of these topics in this Symposium, many in the context of neurobiology and endocrinology.

Prominent among the scheduled lectures are the continued search for mechanisms of age-related disease, increasing appreciation of concomitant involvement of multiple interacting mechanisms, and attempts to evaluate their relative importance. As the field continues to search for and study regenerative mechanisms, talks devoted to reprogramming of aged tissue and rejuvenation are included. Several lectures will integrate information in neurobiology with aging, redox state, plasticity, and mitochondrial dynamics. Progressive changes in the age profile of human populations underlies enormous significance of age-related neurodegenerative disease and cognitive impairment.

The latest breakthroughs in our understanding of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Down’s, and ALS disease will be covered in several lectures, further strengthening this link. Each of these topics will be covered by investigators that recently made major advances in the corresponding areas of investigation. We purposely include a wide range of topics and assemble a group of scientists that may not normally attend the same meeting. The format of the meeting is modeled after Gordon Research Conferences and encourages formal and informal discussions of the science presented.

Proceedings will be published as a special issue of Geroscience. We have always strongly encouraged the participation of early-stage investigators, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and have dedicated activities to integrate them with mid-level and senior scientists. This proposal seeks funds for providing support to 16 US participants who are in training or are in new faculty positions and who are planning to present their findings in either an oral or poster session. We are also seeking partial support for the expenses of 7 invited speakers from the United States.

Grant Number: 5R13AG085942-03
NIH Institute/Center: NIH
Principal Investigator: HOLLY BROWN-BORG