Toronto Aging Biology Symposium Schedule
Hear from academia and industry on the cutting edge of longevity and regenerative medicine
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Schedule
Introduction
Joanne Peng, Amaranth Foundation
9:30AM to 10:00AM
Funding ambitious research in longevity and neuroscience
Session 1
Dr. Daniel Drucker, University of Toronto & LTRI
10:00AM to 10:30AM
Expanding concepts for GLP-1 action in the clinic
Dr. Karim Mekhail, University of Toronto
10:30AM to 11:00AM
New links between genome instability and aging across evolution: from mechanisms to therapeutic implications
Dr. Michael Laflamme, University of Toronto & UHN
11:00AM to 11:30AM
Heart regeneration with pluripotent stem cells
Dr. Alex Colville, age1
Dr. Eric Morgen, BioAge Labs
11:30AM to 12:00PM
Panel: Aging clinical trials, from benchside to clinic
Lunch break
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Session 2
Dr. Kyle Loh, Stanford University
1:30PM to 2:00PM
Can we safely replace human blood and immune systems?
Dr. Olena Zhulyn, University of Toronto & SickKids Research Institute
2:00PM to 2:30PM
Translational remodeling in tissue regeneration, rejuvenation and repair
Tomas Babej, ProteinQure
2:30PM to 3:00PM
Company highlights: from platform tech to new therapies
Dr. Tyson Ruetz, ReneuBio
3:00PM to 3:30PM
Company highlights: from platform tech to new therapies
Dr. Michał Koziarski, SickKids Research Institute & Vector Institute
Tomas Babej, ProteinQure
3:30PM to 4:00PM
Panel: Tackling aging with advances in AI/ML
Session 3
Trainee lightning talks
4:00PM to 4:30PM
5-min talks from Canadian trainees working on related research
Closing and networking time
4:30PM to 5:30PM