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The goals of the\u00a0<\/strong>Seminar Series\u00a0<\/strong>are to 1) host internationally recognized speakers who perform cutting-edge research in the field of aging; 2) promote interactions and collaborations among researchers at Boston University campuses engaged in aging research.<\/p>\n

Monthly seminar series is held on Wednesdays from 3 pm – 4 pm in the J building, J203, 609 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118 (unless otherwise noted)<\/p>\n

If you have suggestions for invited speakers, or if you are interested in presenting your research at the seminar, please e-mail vlabuns@bu.edu<\/p>\n

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Upcoming seminars:<\/h2>\n

Friday, November 14, 2025, 10:00-11:00am, Pochi Conference Room, 609 Albany Street, 2nd Floor<\/h4>\n

“Skin under the influence of feeding, fasting, and the circadian clock”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Bogi Andersen, M.D.
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Professor of Biological Chemistry and Medicine
\nUniversity of California, Irvine
\nSchool of Medicine
\nIrvine, CA<\/p>\n

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Wednesday,\u00a0 May 14, 2025, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom (postponed)<\/h4>\n

“In vitro 3D tissue engineered models to study aging and disease”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"David Kaplan, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stern Family Professor of Engineering
\nTufts University
\nBoston, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Past seminars:<\/h2>\n

Wednesday,\u00a0 April 23, 2025, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

“Genotoxic stress as a primary driver of aging and age-related disease”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Laura Niedernhofer, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nDirector, Institute on the Biology of Aging & Metabolism
\nUniversity of Minnesota
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Wednesday,\u00a0 March 12, 2025, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

“Beyond Epigenetics: Leveraging Big Data for Breakthrough Anti-Aging Therapies”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Sam Beck, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Dermatology
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Wednesday,\u00a0 February 12, 2025, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

“Evolution of Longevity Mechanisms in Mammals”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Andrei Seluanov, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor of Biology and Medicine
\nUniversity of Rochester
\nRochester, NY
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Wednesday,\u00a0 November 20, 2024, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

“Naked mole-rat skin as a model for aging research”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Vladimir Botchkarev, M.D., Ph.D., FRSB<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor of Dermatology
\nBoston University
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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BUMC Center for Aging Research\u00a0<\/strong>Annual Symposium<\/strong>
\nOctober 7, 2024 | 3:00 \u2013 5:00* pm<\/strong>
\nHiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, L14<\/strong>
\n*Refreshments to Follow<\/strong><\/p>\n

3:00 – 3:10 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opening Remarks by Provost and Dean, Karen Antman, M.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3:10 – 4:00 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Lessons learned from Mitochondria, Cancer and Aging\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Marcia C. Haigis, Ph.D.<\/strong> is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging Research, and the Director of Gender Equity for Faculty in Science at Harvard Medical School. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and performed postdoctoral studies at MIT studying mitochondrial metabolism. Dr. Haigis is an active member of the Dana Farber\/Harvard Cancer Center and the Ludwig Center at Harvard Medical School. Her research has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how mitochondria contribute to human health and diseases of aging. Her studies identified that mitochondria mediate metabolic reprogramming in cancer, including identifying nodes of metabolic vulnerability in the control of fat oxidation in leukemia and metabolic recycling of ammonia to generate amino acids important for tumor growth. Most recently, her work has shed light on our understanding of how diet and obesity regulate anti-tumor immunity. She is the recipient of numerous honors\u00a0and\u00a0awards, including the Brookdale Leadership in Aging Award, the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award, the American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, the National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Program, and the 2023 Samsung Ho-Am Prize in Medicine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>4:00 – 4:50 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Quantifying Aging, Longevity and Rejuvenation\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Vadim Gladyshev, Ph.D.<\/strong> is Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Member at the Broad Institute. Dr. Gladyshev received his undergraduate (1988) and graduate (1992) degrees from Moscow State University, followed by postdoc training at NIH (1992-1997). Dr. Gladyshev was elected to AAAS, recognized as Redox Pioneer and received the Osborne and Mendel Award. In 2021, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of NIH Pioneer, Transformative and Eureka awards to study aging. Dr. Gladyshev\u2019s lab focuses on studying aging, rejuvenation and lifespan control using a combination of experimental and computational approaches. He has published more than 450 articles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Wednesday,\u00a0 May 22, 2024, 4:00-5:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

\u201cAging, Cellular Senescence, and Senolytics: The Path to Translation\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Jim Kirkland, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Professor, Physiology and Medicine
\nEndocrinologist, Geriatrician, and
\nInternist
\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN<\/p>\n

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Wednesday,\u00a0 March 20, 2024, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

\u201cTransposable elements of the genome and their role in aging\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Andrey Sharov, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Research Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Dermatology
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

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\u201cInsights into molecular mechanisms of vascular aging\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Francesca Seta, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nMedicine
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/h4>\n

“Targeting Senescence to Improve Wound Healing in Aging\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Danny Roh, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Surgery
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

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\u201cWnt\/<\/strong>b<\/strong>-catenin Epigenetic Activity Drives Age-associated Cell\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Plasticity\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>in Oral Cancer\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Maria Kukuruzinska, PhD<\/span>
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Associate Dean for Research<\/span>
\nProfessor of Translational Dental Medicine<\/span>
\nDirector, Predoctoral Research Program
\nBoston University Dental School\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, November 15th, 3:00-4:00pm, via zoom<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Immune-Aging in the Tumor Niche”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Alison Ringel, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor | Department of Biology,
\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology
\nCore Member | Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, Harvard<\/p>\n

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\u201cErgothioneine: an example of folk medicine in extending healthspan\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Pinghua Liu, <\/strong>Ph.D.<\/h4>\n

Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Chemistry,\u00a0 Boston University, Charles River Campus<\/p>\n

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BUMC Center for Aging Research Annual Symposium<\/h4>\n

Wednesday, September 20 2023 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, L14<\/h4>\n

Keynote Lecture “The Aging Human Repeatome: Connections to Chronic Inflammation”<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\" John Sedivy, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n

Hermon C. Bumpus Professor of Biology,
\nProfessor of Medical Science
\nDirector,
\nBrown Center on the Biology of Aging<\/p>\n

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“Advances in Geroscience and the Role of Resilience in Aging”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Felipe Sierra, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n

Chief Scientific Officer
\nHevolution Foundation<\/p>\n

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Tuesday May 9, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, via Zoom.<\/h4>\n

“Stay Strong: Skeletal Muscle and Aging”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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\nLaDora Thompson, PhD, BS, PT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nDepartment of Physical Therapy
\nBoston University | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College<\/p>\n

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“iPSC-based Modeling of Exceptional Longevity: Understanding the Molecular and Functional Basis of Healthful Aging<\/em>“<\/em><\/h4>\n

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George Murphy, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor of Medicine
\nDirector of Research, Section of Hematology and Oncology
\nDepartment of Medicine
\nCo-Founder Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM)
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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Tuesday March 7, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, via Zoom.<\/h4>\n

“Effects of the canonical RNA interference pathway on C. elegans lifespan”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Alla Grishok, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Biochemistry
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n


“Uncovering the Basis of Alzheimer Disease Using Genetic & Omic Approaches”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Lindsay Farrer, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief, Biomedical Genetics
\nProfessor of Genetics Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

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Tuesday January 10, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, via Zoom.<\/h4>\n

“Targeting iron homeostasis to promote longer lifespan”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Vyacheslav (Slava) Labunskyy, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Dermatology
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

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“Examining Aging and the Regulation of Tendon Health Through the Use of Novel Explant Culture Models”<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Brianne Connizzo, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Biomedical Engineering
\nBoston University, Boston, MA<\/p>\n



Tuesday November 29, 2022 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, via Zoom.<\/h4>\n

“Naked mole-rats as unique model for aging and disease resistance”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Vladimir Botchkarev, M.D., Ph.D., FRSB<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Associate Professor of Dermatology
\nBoston University
\nChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Thursday October 6, 2022 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
\n<\/strong>Inaugural Aging Research Symposium
\n<\/strong>Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street<\/p>\n

“Centenarian Studies: Every Turn We Come To, There’s Something New!”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em>Thomas Perls, M.D., MPH <\/strong>began in 1995 and continues to direct the longest running and largest study of centenarians, their siblings and offspring in the world, the New England Centenarian Study. This study of 2500 participants includes over 600 semi-supercentenarians (ages 105-109 years) and 200 supercentenarians (ages 110-119 years). He leads four NIH-funded studies researching exceptional longevity (EL). Areas of investigation include multiple omics (proteins, metabolites, genetic variants and the microbiome) signatures of EL, resilience and resistance to Alzheimer’s disease in centenarian cognitive superagers, cancer, and familial clustering for EL. Tom is a Robert Evans Dawson Evans Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He received his Geriatrics training at both Mount Royal Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and at Harvard Medical School and he obtained his Masters in Public Health at Harvard. He is a senior physician in Geriatrics, cares for patients at Boston Medical Center and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, The American Geriatrics Society and the Gerontological Society of America.<\/p>\n

“Sirtuins, NAD+ and Aging”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Leonard Guarente, Ph.D. <\/strong>is the Novartis Professor of Biology, Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging Research at MIT and an affiliate of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. His lab discovered the role of a family of proteins termed sirtuins in aging and disease and the function of sirtuins as NAD+ dependent protein deacetylases. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of the AFAR highest achievement award for aging research. He is currently analyzing aging of the human brain and how it relates to neurodegenerative diseases. He is on the editorial boards of Cell, Cell Metabolism, Genes and Development, Trends in Genetics, EMBO Reports, Aging, and Experimental Gerontology<\/em>. He is a founder of Elysium Health and Galilei BioSciences, and on the scientific advisory boards of Segterra, and Sebelius.<\/p>\n

Tuesday March 8, 2022 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm<\/h4>\n

BUMC Center for Aging Research Kick-off meeting
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Thursday January 6, 2022 at 12:00 pm<\/h4>\n

“Aging Regulation by Chromatin-Regulated Stress Response Mechanisms \u2013 New Lessons Learned from the Budding Yeast”<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"Weiwei Dang, PhD<\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor
\nHuffington Center on Aging
\nBaylor College of MedicineHouston, TX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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