Young - NAS

On our third seminar scheduled for February 25th at 13:00 PM (GMT+1), we are pleased to present two exciting talks by two of our Young Scientists:

Elena Mantovani (PhD candidate, University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy): “New imaging approach to evaluate the administration of a nanostructured mycophenolic acid prodrug in mild interstitial lung disease associated-systemic sclerosis”

Dr. Jérôme Salignon (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden): “Pasta, a versatile transcriptomic clock, maps the chemical and genetic determinants of aging and rejuvenation”

Join the Young Investigator Seminar here.

The Young Investigator Seminar Series of the Nordic Aging Society is meant as a way for PhD student and post docs to present their work to the NAS. The Seminar series is spearheaded by Francesca Castoldi and Patricia Marques Gonzalez. If you would like to present your work at the Young-NAS please write to francesca.castoldi@ki.se or patricia.marques.gonzalez.2@ki.se.

Nordic Aging Society Annual Meeting 2026

Tentative program as of 16.06.2026

7–9 December 2026, Helsinki, Finland

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Registration deadline is November 15th. For sponsorship enquiries please write contact@nordicaging.org.

7 December 2026

11:00–12:00	Registration & coffee and sandwich
12:00–12:15	Opening words
Scientific session I: Genome stability
12:15–12:45	Björn Schumacher, Institute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease (CECAD) & CMMC, University of Cologne, Germany
12:45–13:05	Laura Niedernhofer, University of Minnesota
13:05–13:25	Hilde Nilsen, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
13:25–13:45	Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
13:45–14:30	Coffee and posters
Selected talks from abstracts
14:30–14:45	Selected talk from abstract
14:45–15:00	Selected talk from abstract
15:00–15:15	Selected talk from abstract
15:15–15:30	Selected talk from abstract
15:30–17:30	Posters & drinks and snacks
17:30–18:30	SAB meeting

8 December 2026

Scientific session II: Omics of ageing research
09:00–09:30	Joris Deelen, Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
09:30–09:50	Juulia Jylhävä, University of Oulu, Tampere University, Finland
09:50–10:10	Christian Riedel, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
10:10–10:30	Miina Ollikainen, Minerva Foundation Institute, University of Helsinki
10:30–11:00	Break & posters
Selected talks from abstracts
11:00–11:15	Selected talk from abstract
11:15–11:30	Selected talk from abstract
11:30–11:45	Selected talk from abstract
11:45–12:00	Selected talk from abstract
12:00–13:15	Lunch & posters
Scientific session III: Stem cells and metabolism in ageing
13:15–13:45	Pekka Katajisto, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, Finland
13:45–14:05	Charles Brenner, University of Helsinki and HiLIFE, Finland
14:05–14:25	Folkert Kuipers, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
14:25–15:00	Coffee & posters
15:00–15:20	Federico Pietrocola, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
15:20–15:40	Lene Juel Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15:40–16:00	Eija Pirinen, University of Oulu, Finland
16:00–16:30	Break & posters
Selected talks from abstracts
16:30–16:45	Selected talk from abstract
16:45–17:00	Selected talk from abstract
17:00–17:15	Selected talk from abstract
17:15–17:30	Selected talk from abstract
19:00	Conference dinner

9 December 2026

Scientific session IV: Neurodegeneration
09:00–09:30	Henne Holstege, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, Belgium
09:30–09:50	Evandro Fei Fang, University of Oslo, Norway
09:50–10:10	Jaan-Olle Andressoo, University of Helsinki, Finland
10:10–10:30	Charalampos Tzoulis, University of Bergen, Norway
10:30–11:00	Break & posters
Selected talks from abstracts
11:00–11:15	Selected talk from abstract
11:15–11:30	Selected talk from abstract
11:30–11:45	Selected talk from abstract
11:45–12:00	Selected talk from abstract
12:00–13:15	Lunch & posters
Scientific session V: Theories of ageing and translational science
13:15–14:15	Panel discussion: “Why do we need theories and definitions of ageing in biomedical ageing research?” Facilitator: Saara Marttila, Tampere University, Finland (5 min introductory remarks)
14:15–14:45	David Gems, University College London
14:45–15:15	Coffee & posters
15:15–15:35	Robin Cristofari, University of Helsinki, Finland
15:35–15:55	Nathan LeBrasseur, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, USA
Selected talks from abstracts
15:55–16:10	Selected talk from abstract
16:10–16:25	Selected talk from abstract
16:25–16:40	Selected talk from abstract
16:40–17:00	Closing words and oral/poster presentation prizes

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Societies, including the Nordic countries, are experiencing an explosion in the proportion of old individuals. Indeed, the proportion of individuals aged more than 65 has increased from around 10% in 1965 to 20% in 2019 and this increase is likely to continue in the future. With old-age comes increased chronic morbidities which requires long-term and costly care. These demographic changes pose a serious socioeconomic challenge for our region and new interventions and solutions will become critically needed to allow us to maintain our high standard of living. This network brings together Nordic leaders in the field of aging research with the goal of finding solutions to these challenges allowing us a sustainable and long-term future of healthy aging in the Nordic countries.

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Nordic Aging Society
Sofievej 14A
2900 Hellerup
Denmark
CVR (VAT): 44 30 53 64

Board

Eija Pirinen
University of Oulu
Treasure

Evandro Fei Fang
University of Oslo
Web master

Lene Juel Rasmussen
University of Copenhagen

Christian Riedel
Karolinska Institutet

Jon Storm-Mathisen
University of Oslo

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
University of Copenhagen
President

Linda Hildegard Bergersen
University of Oslo

Sara Hägg
Karolinska Institutet

Hilde Nilsen
Oslo University Hospital

Advisory board

Luigi Ferrucci
National Institute on Aging

Linda Partridge
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging

Eric Verdin
Buck Institute

Vera Gorbunova
University of Rochester

Brian Kennedy
National University of Singapore

Vadim Gladyshev
Harvard Medical School

Laura Niedernhofer
University of Minnesota

Björn Schumacher
University of Cologne

Folkert Kuipers
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