NBAAD Symposium will feature geroscience expert and highlight student training in aging research
By 2050, 21% of the global population—about 2 billion individuals— will be older than
60, driving a sharp rise in age-related diseases. The University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth is helping lead the charge against this growing crisis.
On Tuesday, May 20, scientists from across the country will gather at UNTHSC for the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium.
The annual event brings together experts studying how aging contributes to conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cataracts, glaucoma and other neurological disorders.
The symposium is free with registration and available both in person and virtually. For details and to register, visit www.unthsc.edu/NBAAD.
This year’s keynote speaker is Bérénice A. Benayoun, Ph.D., associate professor of gerontology, biological sciences, biochemistry and molecular medicine at the University of Southern California. She will present a lecture titled “Sex-Dimorphism in Aging.”
The symposium will also highlight UNTHSC student research supported by The T32 Training Grant in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.
The T32 grant funds fellowships for Ph.D. students at the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences who are pursuing aging-related research. Each year, fellows receive stipends, tuition support, travel funds and resources to advance their research and training.