2023 Keynote Speakers and Session Themes
Session 1 - Epidemiology of aging, obesity, and the brain
Allison Aiello, PhD
James S. Jackson Healthy Longevity Professor of Epidemiology, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
session 2 - gut-brain axis in obesity and aging
Dana Small, phd
Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychology
Director, Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Yale University
Session 3 - The Brain-Inflammation Connection
Gabrielle Fredman, Phd
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College
session 4 - How can Translational Geroscience Impact the Aging Brain?
Sai Krupa Das, PhD
Senior Scientist, Energy Metabolism Team
Associate Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Session 5 - obesity, cognitive function, and interventions
Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD
Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University