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April 15, 2021 . EVENTS

Lifelong learning contributes to healthy aging!

Event Registration

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DAY OF CLASS: If you registered and have not received the zoom link, please contact Chloe Caviness at ccaviness@buckinstitute.org.

The Buck Institute is excited to offer our  Lifelong Learning course on the Biology of Aging. This course is intended for a non-scientific audience to get the inside scoop on the exciting science going on at the Buck and in labs across the world. We will meet weekly online using Zoom for lectures and discussions with experts from across the institute. The zoom links will be sent to you via email once you are registered and before each session. 

Session 1: Thursday, April 15
2:00pm-3:30pm
Past, Present, and Future of Aging Research
Instructed by Gordon Lithgow, PhD; Buck Faculty

Session 2: Monday, April 19
2:00pm-3:30pm
Basic Biology Refresher
Instructed by Bijoya Sen, PhD

Session 3: Wednesday, April 21
2:00pm-3:30pm
Biologic Basis of Aging
Instructed by Bijoya Sen, PhD and Mark Watson, PhD 

Session 4: Monday, April 26
2:00pm-3:30pm
Age-Related Diseases
Instructed by Mark Watson, PhD

Session 5: Wednesday, April 28
2:00pm-3:30pm
Moving Aging Research Toward Clinical Applications
Instructed by John Newman, MD, PhD; Buck Faculty

Session 6: Monday, May 3
2:00pm-3:30pm 
Science and Aging in the Media
Instructed by Kris Rebillot, Director of Communications

 

Generously funded by the Navigage Foundation

6 lecture Series

Date
April 15, 2021 - May 3, 2021
Time
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PT
Venue
Online
We will send out a zoom link the day before your scheduled session, and a reminder email the morning of the session.


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Directions

The Buck Institute is located 25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco Airport/San Francisco/South Bay:

  • Take Highway 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

Berkeley/Oakland/Oakland International Airport:

  • Take Highway 80 to Highway 580 West, and cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
  • Take 580 until it merges with Highway 101 North in San Rafael
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

From Sonoma County, take Highway 101 South:

  • Take the first Novato exit (Atherton/San Marin Drive)
  • Turn right at the stoplight, and stay in the right lane
  • Take an immediate right onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

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