Scientific Programme
Schedule
Day 1: Thursday 10th June
Time |
Session |
Speaker |
10:00 - 13:00 |
Virtual Networking |
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13:30 – 13:50 |
Session 1 Welcome and introduction |
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Setting the translational scene |
Professor Avan Aihie Sayer, Newcastle University, UK |
13:50 – 14:30 |
Session 2: The Burden of Sarcopenia |
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The epidemiology and health costs of sarcopenia |
Dr Peggy Cawthon, University of California San Francisco, USA |
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Sarcopenia and multiple long-term conditions |
Dr Richard Dodds, Newcastle University, UK |
14:30 – 14:45 |
Break & Virtual Posters |
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14:45 – 15:25 |
Session 3 The Biology of Sarcopenia |
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Skeletal muscle biology – lessons for sarcopenia |
Professor Miranda Grounds, University of Western Australia, Australia |
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The biology of ageing – lessons for sarcopenia |
Professor Lynne Cox, University of Oxford, UK |
15:25 – 16:05 |
Session 4 Insights from Sports Science |
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Loss of skeletal muscle and development of sarcopenia in ageing - a sports medicine perspective |
Professor Michael Kjaer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
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The role of skeletal muscle ‘epi-memory’ in life course influences on sarcopenia |
Professor Claire Stewart, Liverpool John Moores University, UK |
16:05 – 16:20 |
Break & Virtual Posters |
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16:20 – 17:00 |
Session 5 Sarcopenia in Clinical Practice |
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The definition and diagnosis of sarcopenia |
Prof Alfonso Cruz-Jentoft, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Spain |
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Sarcopenia in the acute setting |
Dr Thomas Jackson, University of Birmingham, UK |
17:00 |
Close of Day |
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Day 2: Friday 11th June
Time |
Session |
Speaker |
10:00 – 10:40 |
Session 6 Lifestyle Interventions |
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Prescribing exercise for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia |
Prof Robin Daly, Deakin University, Australia |
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The role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia |
Prof Sian Robinson, Newcastle University, UK |
10:40 – 11:20 |
Session 7: Next Generation Researchers |
TBC |
11:20 – 11:35 |
Break and Virtual Posters |
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11:35 – 12:15 |
Session 8: Drug Interventions |
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Drugs for sarcopenia – where are we now and where do we want to be? |
Professor John Morley, Saint Louis University, USA |
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Ageing and sarcopenia research in an industry setting |
Dr Tea Shavlakadze, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, USA |
12:15 - 12.30 |
Break |
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12:30-13:20 |
Session 9 Looking Ahead | |
From discovery science to sarcopenia trials for the 21st century |
Prof Miles Witham, Newcastle University, UK |
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Next steps for our translational research community |
Q&A Panel |
13:20-13:30 |
Closing remarks |
Professor Avan Aihie Sayer, Newcastle University, UK |
14:00-16:00 |
Virtual Networking |
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