Celebrating Research on Aging
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 // 12:00pm-4:00pm
The Aging Institute will hold its 15th Annual Research Day on Aging on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at the University Club. This event highlights pioneering basic, translational, and clinical research on aging from across the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.
The session will begin with opening remarks by Dr. Anantha Shekhar, Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences and John and Gertrude Peterson Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh followed by our keynote speaker, Nicolas Musi, MD, the inaugural Kathi and Gary Cypres Chair in Diabetes Research. He is the Director of Endocrinology – Diabetes and Metabolism, the Director of the Diabetes and Aging Center and Vice-chair of Translational Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Poster presenters and guest speakers will discuss their innovative research on aging. The afternoon will conclude with poster awards, a panel discussion and a wine and cheese reception.
All Abstracts will be accepted. Please submit abstracts using this link: aginginstituteresearchday.pitt.edu/secure/Abstracts.aspx
Keynote Speaker
Nicolas Musi, MD
Nicolas Musi, MD, holds the inaugural Kathi and Gary Cypres Chair in Diabetes Research. He is the Director of Endocrinology – Diabetes and Metabolism, the Director of the Diabetes and Aging Center and Vice-chair of Translational Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Nicolas Musi, MD, studies a spectrum of age-related disorders that can impact a healthy lifespan. His acclaimed work has earned him an appointment as inaugural holder of the Kathi and Gary Cypres Chair in Diabetes Research.
Dr. Musi joined Cedars-Sinai in 2022. He is a sought-after reviewer of high-level scientific publications and an elected member of the Academy for Health & Lifespan Research, an organization of leading scientists and clinicians working toward breakthroughs in the study of factors determining a healthy course of life.
His research team explores mechanisms underlying common metabolic and age-associated conditions, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. In one pivotal clinical trial, Musi’s research team is testing whether removing senescent, or biologically aging, cells that accumulate in our bodies as we age, leads to improvements in glucose (sugar) metabolism and physical function.