TY - JOUR
T1 - Trinations aging symposium
AU - Kaeberlein, Matt
AU - Kennedy, Brian K.
AU - Liu, Xinguang
AU - Suh, Yousin
AU - Zhou, Zhongjun
N1 - Funding Information:
The meeting was sponsored and hosted by Guangdong Medical College and was supported by the following sources: 973 Project from Ministry of Science and Technology of China ( 2007CB50740, 2011CB964700 ), Natural Science Foundation of China ( 30672205, 30871440, 30971620 ), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province ( 9252402301000002 ), and Research Grant Council of Hong Kong ( CRF HKU3/07C ). MK is an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging. BKK is the recipient of an American Federation of Aging Research Julie Martin Mid-Career Award. YS is the recipient of a Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - The " Trinations Aging Symposium" was held on the campus of Guangdong Medical College in Dongguan, China from April 28 to 30, 2011. The goal was to promote interaction, collaboration, and exchange of ideas between scientists in the field of aging research from Japan, South Korea, and China. Aging research is on the rise in Asia. This represents an important development, since Korea and Japan are the two longest-lived countries in the world, and life expectancy is increasing rapidly in China and other Asian countries. The world will see a greater percentage of people over age 65 in coming years than any period in human history. Developing therapeutic approaches to increase healthspan has the potential not only to enhance quality of life, but would also help stem the looming economic crisis associated with a high percentage of elderly. The focus of the Trinations Aging Symposium was on the basic biology of aging, and topics discussed included genome maintenance, metabolism and aging, longevity genes and interventions, and new therapies for age-related diseases. The meeting finished with a commitment for another symposium next year that will include additional Asian countries and the formation of a new scientific organization, the Asian Association for Aging Research.
AB - The " Trinations Aging Symposium" was held on the campus of Guangdong Medical College in Dongguan, China from April 28 to 30, 2011. The goal was to promote interaction, collaboration, and exchange of ideas between scientists in the field of aging research from Japan, South Korea, and China. Aging research is on the rise in Asia. This represents an important development, since Korea and Japan are the two longest-lived countries in the world, and life expectancy is increasing rapidly in China and other Asian countries. The world will see a greater percentage of people over age 65 in coming years than any period in human history. Developing therapeutic approaches to increase healthspan has the potential not only to enhance quality of life, but would also help stem the looming economic crisis associated with a high percentage of elderly. The focus of the Trinations Aging Symposium was on the basic biology of aging, and topics discussed included genome maintenance, metabolism and aging, longevity genes and interventions, and new therapies for age-related diseases. The meeting finished with a commitment for another symposium next year that will include additional Asian countries and the formation of a new scientific organization, the Asian Association for Aging Research.
KW - Asia
KW - Basic mechanisms of aging
KW - China
KW - Japan
KW - Korea
KW - Longevity
KW - Meeting report
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mad.2011.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.mad.2011.07.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 21771608
AN - SCOPUS:79961207061
SN - 0047-6374
VL - 132
SP - 348
EP - 352
JO - Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
JF - Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
IS - 6-7
ER -
