Biological Sciences Program

The Biological Sciences (BS) Program is designed for researchers and professionals with interests in the biological processes that underlie aging. Paper, poster, and symposium sessions will address the aging process at the molecular, cellular, and organismal level, as well as the specific disease conditions that are related to, or that accompany, the aging process.

Award Lectures

Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction: From Mice to Methuselah: What We Can Learn from the Comparative Biology of Aging
By Steven N. Austad, PhD

Fondation IPSEN 2011 Longevity Prize: Theoretical Approach of Longevity
By Thomas Kirkwood, PhD

Biological Sciences Program Sponsors

Funding for this conference was made possible, in part by 1 R13 AG38099-01 from The National
Institute on Aging. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by
speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health
and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations
imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.