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2019 Geroscience Summit: Targeting Chronic Diseases Through Geroscience

2019 Geroscience Summit image showing the connection between aging, disease, and geroscience

The third Geroscience Summit, organized by the trans-NIH GeroScience Interest Group — “Targeting Chronic Diseases Through Geroscience – was held November 4-5, 2019. It brought together researchers, clinicians, advocates, professional societies, and foundations to discuss the current state of geroscience.

The goals of the summit included:

  • Promote awareness of the potential role of aging biology as a major risk factor in the etiology of the age-related diseases and the potential benefits of geroscience approaches for treatment of those diseases.
  • Identify ways in which advocacy groups and research societies or foundations can incorporate age and aging into their portfolios and outreach activities
  • Survey the current status of regulatory issues related to geroscience

Materials from the Summit

Additional materials and information from the 2019 Geroscience Summit can be found at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) webpage about the event.

Recordings from the Summit

DCB Contacts for the Workshop

For additional information about the Geroscience Summit, please contact Dr. Kevin Howcroft or Dr. Chamelli Jhappan.

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