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Young-NAS
The Young Investigator Seminar Series of the Nordic Aging Society gives PhD students and postdocs an opportunity to present their work to the Nordic aging research community.
The seminar series is spearheaded by Francesca Castoldi and Patricia Marques Gonzalez. If you would like to present your work at Young-NAS, please write to francesca.castoldi@ki.se or patricia.marques.gonzalez.2@ki.se.
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Three days of scientific sessions, selected abstract talks, posters and discussion.
| 11:00–12:00 | Registration & coffee and sandwich |
| 12:00–12:15 | Opening words |
| Scientific session I: Genome stability | |
| 12:15–12:45 |  Björn SchumacherInstitute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease (CECAD) & CMMC, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 12:45–13:05 |  Laura NiedernhoferUniversity of Minnesota |
| 13:05–13:25 |  Hilde NilsenOslo University Hospital, Norway |
| 13:25–13:45 |  Morten Scheibye-KnudsenUniversity 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 |
| Scientific session II: Omics of ageing research | |
| 09:00–09:30 |  Joris DeelenMolecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
| 09:30–09:50 |  Juulia JylhäväUniversity of Oulu, Tampere University, Finland |
| 09:50–10:10 |  Christian RiedelKarolinska Institutet, Sweden |
| 10:10–10:30 |  Miina OllikainenMinerva 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 KatajistoFaculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, Finland |
| 13:45–14:05 |  Charles BrennerUniversity of Helsinki and HiLIFE, Finland |
| 14:05–14:25 |  Folkert KuipersUniversity Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands |
| 14:25–15:00 | Coffee & posters |
| 15:00–15:20 |  Federico PietrocolaKarolinska Institutet, Sweden |
| 15:20–15:40 |  Lene Juel RasmussenUniversity of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 15:40–16:00 |  Eija PirinenUniversity 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 |
| Scientific session IV: Neurodegeneration | |
| 09:00–09:30 |  Henne HolstegeVIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, Belgium |
| 09:30–09:50 |  Evandro Fei FangUniversity of Oslo, Norway |
| 09:50–10:10 |  Jaan-Olle AndressooUniversity of Helsinki, Finland |
| 10:10–10:30 |  Charalampos TzoulisUniversity 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 GemsUniversity College London |
| 14:45–15:15 | Coffee & posters |
| 15:15–15:35 |  Robin CristofariUniversity of Helsinki, Finland |
| 15:35–15:55 |  Nathan LeBrasseurRobert 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 |
Leadership of the Nordic Aging Society
International scientific advisors to the Nordic Aging Society
