Voices from Literature: The Ethics of Extending Life** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
About the lecture: Although the science and technology of extending life are new, the moral issues are eternal. Literary narratives and poetry have long expressed our common struggles to find an ethical way of coming to terms with the human wish to live forever.
The speaker: Martha Montello is an associate professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her scholarly research examines the relationship between literary studies and the moral aspects of illness and clinical medicine, examining the many ways that narrative methods of analysis and interpretation are transforming the work of medicine and ethics.
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The Longevity Dividend** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
About the presentation: Complicating the portrait of health and longevity today is the current medical model that approaches chronic degenerative diseases in much the same way communicable diseases were addressed more than a century ago—one at a time, as they arise. The underlying premise is that all diseases are treated as if they are independent of each other—with their own origin and etiology. The Longevity Dividend is an approach to public health based on a broader strategy of fostering health for all generations by developing a new horizontal model to health promotion and disease prevention.
The speaker: S. Jay Olshansky is a professor in the School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His work focuses on estimating the upper limits to human longevity and pursuing the scientific means to slow aging in people. Dr. Olshansky is the author, with Bruce Carnes, of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging. He received a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Chicago.
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Regenerative Medicine Strategies for Tissue and Organ Replacement** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
About the lecture: Dr. Stephen Badylak’s laboratory is a highly interdisciplinary environment, focusing on the development of regenerative medicine strategies for tissue and organ replacement. The central and most important objective of all projects is clinical translation and improved patient care. Most projects involve the combined efforts of life scientists, biomedical engineers, physicians, veterinarians, and a strong technical support staff. Active research projects include whole organ engineering with emphasis upon liver and lung.
The speaker: Dr. Stephen Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and Deputy Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Pittsburg, PA, Director of the Center for Preclinical Testing, and directs a laboratory focused upon the use of biologic scaffolds composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) to facilitate functional tissue regeneration. Dr. Badylak is the immediate President-past of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, the author of more than 275 peer reviewed publications, and holds more than 50 issued U.S. patents and 300 patents worldwide.
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Panel Discussion and Q&A - The Science of Longevity Colloquium** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
Panelists include:
Jonathan Weiner (moderator), Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality, and Maxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism at Columbia University, New York City
Martha Montello, Associate Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center
S. Jay Olshansky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Research Associate, Center on Aging, University of Chicago and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Stephen Badylak, Professor, Department of Surgery, and Deputy Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Gregory Benford, Co-found, Genescient Corporation, and Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of California, Irvine
Evan Snyder, Professor and Program Director of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Burnham Institute for Medical Research
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The Longevity Dividend** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
About the presentation: Genescient is the first biomedical company founded to exploit artificial selection of animal models for longevity. Their extremely long-lived animal models (Drosophila melanogaster) have been developed over 700 generations, creating an ideal system for the study of aging and age-related disease because Drosophila metabolic genetic pathways are highly conserved in humans. To date they have discovered over 100 genomic targets, all related to the primary diseases of aging.
The speaker: Gregory Benford is the founder of Genescient in Fountain Valley, California, a biomedical company that’s mission is to extend healthy human lifespan by using advanced genomics to develop therapeutic substances that attack the diseases of aging. He is also Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of California, Irvine. Professor Benford earned his PhD from the University of California, San Diego.
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A Realistic Look at Stem Cells and Their Potential** watch future Linda Hall Library lectures live at new.livestream.com/lindahall **
The Science of Longevity, a Linda Hall Library Foundation Colloquium
October 2-3, 2015, in the Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
About the presentation: Stem cells offer an intriguing mix of controversy, discovery, and hope. Dr. Evan Snyder believes the study of stem cell biology will provide insights into many areas: developmental biology, homeostasis in the normal adult, and recovery from injury. Indeed, past and current research has already produced data in these areas that would have been difficult or impossible via any other vehicle.
The speaker: Dr. Evan Snyder is regarded as one of the fathers of the stem cell field, having identified over two decades ago that cells that came to be called stem cells were a source of neural plasticity. He is Professor and Program Director of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, California. Dr. Snyder earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. He completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology at Children’s Hospital-Boston, Harvard Medical School and postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School. In 1992, Dr. Snyder was appointed as an instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School and was promoted to assistant professor in 1996. In 2003, after 23 years at Harvard, Dr. Snyder was recruited to SBMRI as professor and director of the Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology program.
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