2013 Autumn Conference of the Korea Society for Gerontology 

일시 : 2013년 11월 7-8일

장소 : 서울시립대학교

Organized and Sponsored by:

The Korean Society for Gerontology

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology 

Molecular Inflammation Research Center for Aging Intervention (Pusan National University)

University of Seoul Office of research affairs

Aging Tissue Bank (Pusan National University)

AMOREPACIFIC Corporation

November 7 (Thr)

Conference coordinator : Sung-Keun Lee (Inha University)

09:30-10:20 Registration

10:20-10:30 Opening Address

Eun Seong Hwang (President, Korean Society for Gerontology)

Short Talks 1 : Trends in Aging Research

(Chaired by Jae Young Lee)

10:30-10:45 Si Young Cho (Amorepacific Corporation, R&D Center)

Molecular mechanisms of syringaresinol, a lignan of ginseng berry, in protection against aging

10:45-11:00 Eun-Soo Kwon (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)

Insulin signaling and its role in Caenorhabditis elegans longevity

11:00-11:15 Man Su Kim (College of Pharmacy, Inje University)

Developing therapeutics against calcifications using the fruit fly

11:15-11:30 Kwon-Yul Ryu (Department of Life Science, University of Seoul)

Loss of polyubiquitin gene Ubb causes dysregulation in neural stem cell fate determination: implications for premature brain ageing?

11:30-11:45 Young Ho Koh (Korea National Institute of Health)

The role of SUMO1 in Alzheimer’s diseases

11:45-12:00 Sang-Youel Park (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University)

Autophagy induced by the class III histone deacetylase Sirt1 prevents prion peptide neurotoxicity

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-13:40 Poster Session

Special Lecture

(Chaired by Cheol-Koo Lee)

13:40-14:40 Eun Seong Hwang (University of Seoul)

Writing science papers: principles of ethics

Session 1 : Aging & Metabolic Syndrome

(Chaired by Eung-Gook Kim)

14:45-15:10 Kyung-Hyun Cho (School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University)

Rapid screening and characterization of anti-aging agents against diabetes and atherosclerosis using zebrafish

15:10-15:35 In Hye Lee (Ewha Womans University)

Atg7 modulates p53 activity to regulate cell cycle and survival during metabolic stress

15:35-16:00 Young-Gyu Ko (Division of Life Sciences, Korea University)

MG53 is a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes

16:00-16:25 Sunghyouk Park (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)

Enhanced phase II detoxification contributes to beneficial effects of dietary restriction as revealed by multi-platform metabolomics studies

16:25-16:35 Coffee break

Session 2 : Stem cell based Regenerative medicine in Aging Research

(Chaired by Hyukjin Cha)

16:35-17:00 Sunghwan Moon (Konkuk University School of Medicine)

The use of aggregates of purified cardiomyocytes derived from human ESCs for functional engraftment after myocardial infarction

17:00-17:25 Jongpil Kim (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dongguk University)

Cellular reprogramming: a new therapeutic approach for Parkinson's disease

17:25-17:50 Sang Mo Kwon (Pusan National University of Medicine)

Rescue of replicative cellular senescence in adult stem/progenitor cells for vascular repair

17:50-18:15 Soo-Hong Lee (Department of Biomedical Sciences, CHA University)

The modulation of senescence and dedifferentiation in chondrocyte by Wip-1 and Rheb genes

18:20-18:40 General assembly & Board of directors

18:50-19:00 Welcome Address

19:00- Reception

November 8 (Fri)

Conference coordinator : Kyung-Jin Min (Inha University)

08:00-09:00 Registration

Short Talks 2 : Colloquium for Young Scientists

(Chaired by Kyung A Cho)

09:00-09:15 So-young Jang (Department of Life Science, University of Seoul)

Tight association between mitochondrial fragmentation and autophagy activation in mitophagy

09:15-09:30 Hyun Choi (Amorepacific Corporation, R&D Center)

Fructose 1, 6-diphosphate regulates desmosomal proteins and collagen fibers in human skin equivalents

09:30-09:45 Yun Yeong Lee (Ajou University School of Medicine)

Reversal of senescence phenotypes in response to 12-Otetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate via translocation of pErk1/2 with PKCα to nuclei after released from PEA-15 by PKCβ1

09:45-10:00 Ji-Seon Lee (Department of Life Sciences, Sogang University)

Role of Sirt1 in tumorigenesis of neural stem cells and maintenance of tumor stemness

10:00-10:15 Kyung-Mi Choi (College of Life Science & Biotechnology, Korea University)

Mechanism of longevity assurance and upstream regulators by caloric restriction in budding yeast

Session 3 : Sarcopenia

(Chaired by Hae Young Chung)

10:20-10:45 Cheol-min Kim (Pusan National University School of Medicine)

Sarcopenia, as a target for Anti-Aging

10:45-11:10 Kwang-Pyo Lee (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)

Peroxiredoxin 3 has a crucial role in regulating mitochondrial homeostasis and thereby controls contractile function of skeletal muscle

11:10-11:35 Hyo Bum Kwak (Inha University)

Mitochondrial bioenergetics and insulin resistance in aging skeletal muscle: role of exercise

11:35-12:00 Don Kyu Kim (Chung-Ang University School of Medicine)

Challenges in the assessment and management of sarcopenia

12:00 Closing Remarks

President. Eun Seong Hwang, Korean Society for Gerontology