2008 Autumn Conference of the Korean Society for Gerontology and Special Symposium for the 2nd Anniversary of Institute on Aging Seoul National University
9:30- Registration 9:50-10:00 Opening
Special Symposium for Human Longevity Genes: Preliminary Data from Korean and Japanese Centenarians 10:00-10:40 Looking for human model of longevity from centenarian to semisuper-centenarians. Nobuyoshi Hirose (Keio University) 10:40-11:10 Candidate genes controlling human longevity in Koreans. Ji Wan Park (Sung Kyun Kwan University) 11:10-11:30 The ethnic diversity of Pan Asia. Jong Wha Park (Korea Research Institute of Biosicence and Biotechnology) 11:30-11:50 Genes regulated by the strength of calorie restriction in proliferating budding yeast cells. Cheol Koo Lee (Korea University)
Session I Cell aging 13:20-13:45 TRF2-interacting protein DDX39 is required for functional telomeres. In Kwon Chung (Yonsei University) 13:45-14:10 Roles of GSK3 in cellular senescence. Gyesoon Yoon (Ajou University)
Session II Animal aging 14:10-14:35 Regulation of the SKN-1 transcription factor by insulin/IGF-1like signaling in C. elegans. Jae Hyung An (Yonsei University) 14:35-15:00 Age-related changes in drosophila midgut stem cells are associated with PVF2, a PDFG/VEGF-like growth factor. Mi Ae Yoo (Pusan National University) 15:00-15:25 Modulation of Vascular Aging by calorie Restriction and betaine Treatment. Hae Young Chung (Pusan National University)
Session III Aging and disease 15:45-16:10 Interaction of microglia and amyloid-β through β2-integrin is regulated by RhoA. Jae Bong Park (Hallym University) 16:10-16:35 Roles of transglutaminase2 in the pathogenesis of agerelated degenerative diseases. In Gyu Kim (Seoul National University) 16:35-17:00 Salivary protein complex formed in human mixed saliva becomes stable and plays multifunctional roles. Suk Keun Lee (Kangnung National University) 17:00-18:00 Colloquium 18:00-18:30 General meeting
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