• Darren Baker, Ph.D. — Mayo Clinic
• Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D. — University of North Carolina
• Luigi Ferrucci, M.D., Ph.D. — National Institute on Aging
• Costantino Iadecola, M.D. — Weill Cornell Medicine

• John Haaga, Ph.D. — Behavioral and Social Research
• Evan Hadley, M.D. — Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
• Eliezer Masliah, M.D., Ph.D. — Neuroscience
• Max Guo, Ph.D. — Aging Biology

• Cynthia J. Brown, M.D., M.S.P.H. — Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Heersink School of Medicine
• Thomas W. Buford, Ph.D. —Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Heersink School of Medicine
• Melissa L. Harris Ph.D. — Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jeremy H. Herskowitz, Ph.D. — Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine
• Virginia Howard, Ph.D. — Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
• Mona Fouad, M.D., M.P.H. – Division of Preventive Medicine
• Carlos Orihuela, Ph.D. — Department of Microbiology, Heersink School of Medicine
• Victor J. Thannickal, M.D. — Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care, Heersink School of Medicine

• Poster Session and Selected Data Blitz talks

Read the Abstract Submission Instructions below to ensure you properly format your abstract for consideration.

Abstract Format:

Abstracts should be submitted as a Word document, containing a concise synopsis of the problem, methods, results, and conclusions of your study. Please do not include tables, figures, or diagrams with your abstract. Use the following format:

• Abstracts must be no more than 300 words excluding title, authors, and affiliations.
• Use a standard 11-point font Arial, single spaced.
• All margins should be 1 inch.
• Put the title in bold font.
• Add an extra line space between title and authors and authors and institutions.
• Add an extra line space between institutions and body of text.
• Title, authors, and institutions should be formatted.
• Do not include any citations in the abstract.

Poster Format:

If your abstract is chosen for the poster competition, please make your poster no larger than 36 inches high by 48 inches wide. All supplies to hang posters will be provided at the conference during registration, along with additional specifics regarding poster set-up times.

Attendees can register with or without submitting an abstract. If you are submitting an abstract along with your registration, choose “yes” in the box “Abstract submission.”

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