This Is No Ordinary Virtual Meeting!

ASCB’s Emerging Concepts series brings you new research from leaders working on the latest cutting-edge topics in cell science, in a highly interactive online format that helps attendees form new connections and collaborations.

During this event you’ll:

  • Hear from leading experts at the forefront of their fields—and you’ll be able to network with them too.
  • Come away with new ideas that can inspire your own work.
  • Have an opportunity to showcase your own work and receive valuable feedback via 5-minute talks and Q&As. 
  • Engage in small table discussions where you can meet and interact with colleagues in an intimate setting that allows for real discussions (see the video below).

Featured Speakers

  • Jodi Nunnari, Altos Labs-Bay Area Institute of Science
  • Birgit Schilling, Buck Institute
  • Manuel Serrano, Altos Labs-Cambridge Institute of Science
  • Eric Verdin, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
  • 13 short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Program Organizers

  • Diego Acosta-Alvear, Altos Labs, Bay Area Institute of Science
  • Pura Muñoz-Cánoves, Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science

Program

Cells possess intrinsic health monitoring systems that endow them with the means to ensure physiological optimality. As organisms age, these systems become insufficient and can become dysfunctional or corrupted in disease. The sequelae of improper cell health monitoring and maintenance can lead to profound changes that render cells progressively less capable of dealing with any challenge, ranging from slight biochemical deviations to more extensive changes that could compromise cellular function or fitness, hence driving organ and tissue malfunction. Restoring cell health through cell rejuvenation strategies promises to reverse disease and the disabilities associated with age.

The ASCB-Altos Labs 2024 Emerging Concepts Virtual Minievent will focus on the basic mechanisms underlying cell health and homeostasis to advance our understanding of cellular rejuvenation. The vision for this meeting is to provide a framework for a new way of thinking about human health built on the relationships between cell health and bioresilience, and the capacity of living systems to maintain and restore tissue homeostasis as they age. The meeting will feature exciting talks from leaders in the fields of gerobiology, stress responses, and homoeostatic mechanisms. The meeting will also feature a session to highlight the research of junior investigators in the form of short talks. The talks will be selected from submitted abstracts.


Date:

April 11, 2024

Time:
  • 11:15am-4:15pm EST
  • 8:15am-1:15pm PST
  • 12:15pm-5:15am (April 12) China Standard Time
Venue:

Virtual


Registration:

Registration is closed.

Registration CategoryASCB Member RateNonmember Rate
Regular (includes Educator)$139$239
Postdoc$115$210
Student (includes Graduate and Undergraduate)$39$0*$99
Registration is non-transferable. Participants are not registered for the meeting until the fees are paid in full.

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Cancellations Policy

ASCB will honor requests for refunds if they are in writing and are received no later than 5 business days prior to the start of the meeting. Please send a request to draiford@ascb.org and ascbinfo@ascb.org. Cancellations are subject to a processing fee of $20 for regular and postdoc rates and $15 for student rates.