20 ^th Annual NIA Summer Training Course in
Experimental Aging Research
June 9-14, 2012
Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA

The Buck Institute administers an annual National Institute on Aging-sponsored Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research. The site of the course rotates among the Buck Institute, the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and the University of Washington in Seattle. The 2012 course will be held at the the Buck Institute.

The Summer Training Course provides intensive exposure to modern experimental biogerontology for a group of 15 to 20 research scientists.  It is designed primarily for junior faculty and advanced fellows with at least two years postdoctoral experience in cellular or molecular biogerontology or a related field. Senior scientists who wish to learn about current aging research are also welcome.

Each day will include:

• overview lectures designed to introduce trainees to the results and issues central to modern experimental gerontology
• research development workshops at which students will present their work and research ideas in proposal format for constructive critique
• faculty research seminars on selected topics

Faculty director: Dr. Judith Campisi. Other faculty will include: Drs. Steven Austad, Peter Rabinovitch, Gordon Lithgow, and others soon to be determined

Discussion topics include:

• evolution of aging
• genetics, disease and aging relationships
• DNA damage, genomic instability and aging
• stem cells, cell fate decisions and aging
• invertebrate models for studying aging
• mitochondrial metabolism and aging
• caloric restriction and aging
• comparative biology of aging

Application deadline: March 12, 2012

Application requirements; send as one PDF:

• CV with publication list
• one letter of recommendation (1)
• one-page description of research interests that includes a short research work/idea abstract

There is no course fee. Lodging and domestic travel expenses will be reimbursed using funds provided to the Buck Institute for Research on Aging through the National Institute on Aging

Send application by email to: jjenkins@buckinstitute.org

For inquires call STC Administrator, Jeri Jenkins: 415-209-2043