The British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) promotes research to understand the causes and effects of the ageing process. BSRA encourages publication and public understanding of ageing research and holds an annual scientific meeting. The Springer Journal, Biogerontology, is the formal affiliated Journal of the society. Biogerontology offers a platform for research which aims primarily at achieving healthy old age accompanied by improved longevity.

BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting 2010

British Society for Research on Ageing

60th Scientific Meeting

Systems Biology of Ageing

15th & 16th July 2010

Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Station Hotel

Keynote Speakers: Doug Kell (Chief Executive, BBSRC), Ana Maria Cuervo (Albert Einstein College, New York), Tom Johnson (University of Colorado)

Mitochondria, ROS & Ageing: Dan Gottschling (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, Seattle), Joao Passos (Newcastle), Kim Krishnan (Newcastle)

Dietary Restriction: David Gems, (Institute of Healthy Ageing, London), Colin Selman (Aberdeen), Pankaj Kapahi, (Buck Institute, USA)

DNA damage: Jan Hoejmakers, (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam), Lynne Cox (Oxford), Alex Buerkle, (Konstanz).

Stem Cells & Ageing: Lenhard Rudolph (Ulm), Illaria Bellantuono (Sheffield).

Regulation and recycling in ageing: Andrew Dillin, (Salk Institute), Doug Gray (Newcastle)

Selected Oral Presentations: All abstracts will be published in a Special Issue of our Society Journal Biogerontology (Current Impact Factor 3.7). The researcher presenting the best abstract will win a bursary to present their work at the 2011 Meeting of our partner society, the American Aging Association.

Registration: includes access to all sessions, lunches, tea/coffee and a wine reception. Early Registration: BSRA members: £180, non-members: £220. Students: £100 (£90 if BSRA members). The deadline for early registration is 1st May 2010. A limited number of student bursaries are available. Contact the Society for details.

Download Registration Forms: Word format and PDF format


 

Location: The Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Accommodation may be booked at https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/NGIBSRA2010

The meeting is preceded by a satellite symposium (14th July 2010) entitled "Systems Modelling of Ageing", organised by Prof. Tom Kirkwood (Newcastle) More Information  Register

 

Conference Programme

The New Science of Ageing

The new science of ageing

Start Time: 9.00am
Start Date: 10 May 2010
End Date: 11 May 2010
End Time: 5.00pm
Venue: The Royal Society, London

Organised by Professor Linda Partridge DBE FRS, Professor Janet Thornton CBE FRS and Professor Gillian Bates FRS

Immunosenescence conference

Immunosenescence

A one day conference: 22 April 2010, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham

An 'aged' immune system has a reduced capacity to mount robust immune responses. The elderly are therefore more susceptible to infectious agents, present a greater risk for disease, and exhibit diminished vaccine efficiency.

These characteristics, along with many other immunological perturbations, are described under the umbrella term; immunosenescence.

This one day conference, financed by the Roberts Fund in collaboration with the Graduate School, aims to widen interest in immunosenescence, by exploring ageing of the innate and adaptive immune system, while examining the causes and consequences of senescence in the immune compartment.

AGEING SKIN: Insights and Interventions

AGEING SKIN: Insights and Interventions
29th April 2010
The Radisson Edwardian Hotel
MANCHESTER

Ageing Skin: Insights and Interventions is being held in association with the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group. This conference is one of the first to address both the science of skin ageing at the molecular and cellular levels, in addition to cutting-edge therapies and treatment options. It is a unique opportunity for those interested not only in the practical aspects of facial rejuvenation, but the pathomechanisms of ageing skin. Delegates will benefit from topics including:
• The effects of ageing on fibrillin
• The role of mitochondrial DNA & ageing
• How hormones influence the ageing process
• The role of p38MAP-kinase in premature ageing
• Comparison of botulinum toxins
• Psychological aspects of ageing
• The role of nutriceuticals in the cosmetic arena

Membership and Renewals

Formed in 1943, the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) is the world’s oldest gerontological Society, and has an international membership base.   BSRA promotes research to understand the causes and effects of the ageing process.  Membership of the Society brings the following package of benefits:

Annual Scientific Meeting
This year will be the 53rd Society’s ASM held in the UK, showcasing of national and international research on ageing.  We have an exciting 2-day meeting on the 15-16th July 2010 in Newcastle.  The Society welcomes all members to attend, both national and international members, and strives to make the ASM as easy as possible to attend.   As a BSRA member you will receive:

Reduced ASM registration.  All members can register at the reduced registration fee rate.

FEBS/IUBMB/SFRR-Europe Advanced Lecture Course

FEBS/IUBMB/SFRR-Europe Advanced Lecture Course:

“Protein maintenance and turnover in ageing and diseases”

 

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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