2010 Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists Conference Program

July 12–13, 2010

RAND Headquarters
Santa Monica, California

Note: Schedule is preliminary and subject to change.


Monday, July 12th

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Introductions and opening remarks

Nicole Maestas, Director, RAND Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists

10:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Rose Anne Kenny, Trinity College Dublin

Understanding falls in ageing — a novel approach

The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Pacing in elderly recurrent fallers with carotid sinus hypersensitivity: a randomised double-blind, placebo controlled crossover trial

Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity in Asymptomatic Older Persons

Amnesia for Loss of Consciousness in Carotid Sinus Syndrome: Implications for Presentation With Falls

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Judith Campisi, University of California, Berkeley

Cancer and Aging: Rival demons?

Inflammatory networks during cellular senescence: causes and consequences

Senescent Cells, Tumor Suppression, Review and Organismal Aging: Good Citizens, Bad Neighbors

Cancer And Ageing: Rival Demons?

2:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Elissa Epel, University of California, San Francisco

Telomeres as a new psychobiomarker: Promises and Pitfalls

Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress

Telomeres in a Life-Span Perspective: A New "Psychobiomarker"?

Psychological and metabolic stress: A recipe for accelerated cellular aging?

4:45 p.m.

Adjourn

5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Dinner at the Huntley Hotel

Tuesday, July 13th

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Caleb Finch, University of Southern California

Diet and inflammation in the ecology of human lifespan evolution

Inflammation in aging processes: an integrative and ecological perspective

Lingering prenatal effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic on cardiovascular disease

Note: These are not RAND documents.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Patricia Boyle, Rush University Medical Center

Degraded Rationality in the Golden Years: Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain

Processing resources reduce the effect of Alzheimer pathology on other cognitive systems

Effect of a Purpose in Life on Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Persons

Association of Muscle Strength With the Risk of Alzheimer Disease and the Rate of Cognitive Decline in Community Dwelling Older Persons

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Sharon Kardia, University of Michigan

Genome-wide Association Studies — Opportunities and Challenges

Genomewide Association Studies: History, Rationale, and Prospects for Psychiatric Disorders

3:30 p.m.

Adjourn

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