draft programme - Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
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draft programme - Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
Wellcome Trust Scientific Conferences Longitudinal Studies: Maximising their Value for Ageing Research 21-23 July 2015 Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK Lectures to be held in Kendrew Auditorium, EBI-South Poster sessions to be held in Chestnut Suite, Hinxton Hall Draft Conference Programme Tuesday 21 July 12:00 - 13:00 Registration & buffet lunch 13:00 - 13.10 Welcome and Introductions Diana Kuh, University College London, UK 13.10 - 15.10 Session 1: Conceptual frameworks for ageing research: building a consensus and use of longitudinal studies Chair: Luigi Ferrucci 13.10 - 13:40 The challenge for life course epidemiology of ageing research Yoav Ben-Shlomo, University of Bristol, UK 14.10 - 14.40 The challenge for ageing research of life course epidemiology Anne Newman, University of Pittsburgh, USA 14.40 - 15.10 Open discussion and debate 15.10 - 15:40 Afternoon Tea 15:40 - 18:10 Session 2: The value of longitudinal studies for understanding the natural history of physiological systems, reserve and compensation Chair: Diana Kuh 15:40 Change in mobility across life: drivers and trajectories Luigi Ferrucci , National Institute on Aging, USA (with Rachel Cooper, UCL, UK) 16.10 Change in cognition across life: drivers and trajectories Carol Brayne, University of Cambridge, UK (with Daniel Davis, UCL, UK) 16:40 Cardio-metabolic function across life Laura Howe (with Debbie Lawlor), University of Bristol, UK 17:10 Chesty children and chesty adults: a life course perspective on lung health and disease David Strachan, St George’s Medical School, UK (with James Allinson, National Heart and Lung Institute, UK), 17.40 Selected talk from submitted abstract (#1) 17.55 Selected talk from submitted abstract (#2) 18.30 - 19:00 19:00 Poster Session I (odd numbers) with Drinks Reception Dinner Wednesday 22 July 08.45 - 10:45 Session 3: The value of longitudinal studies in identifying drivers of functional ageing and disease development Chair: Rachel Cooper 08.45 Body composition across life and the obesogenic environment Rebecca Hardy, University College London, UK (with Tamara Harris, NIA, USA) 09.15 Physical activity and energetics Jennifer Schrack, Johns Hopkins University, USA 09.45 Exploring the mechanistic basis of longitudinal changes in physical function: a focus on the insulin and nitric oxide pathways Mario Siervo, Newcastle University, UK 10.15 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#3) 10.30 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#4) 10.45 - 11.15 Morning Coffee 11:15 - 13.30 Session 4: What do the ‘omics technologies add to longitudinal studies: Chair: Eline Slagboom 11:15 ‘Omics and traditional parameters in Dutch studies on healthy ageing, morbidity and mortality Eline Slagboom, University of Leiden, The Netherlands 11.45 ‘Omics studies in large Finnish prospective cohorts reveal novel pathways contributing to complex trait aetiology: tales of mortality, morbidity and menopause Markus Perola, University of Helsinki, Finland 12:15 Epigenetic analysis in longitudinal studies: identifying variation and exploring persistence over time Caroline Relton, University of Bristol, UK 12.45 An ‘omic analysis of diet-microbiota interactions and their implications for healthy ageing Ian Jeffrey, University College Cork, Ireland 13.15 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#5) 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14.30 - 16:30 Session 5: Integrated analysis of longitudinal studies of ageing Chair: Andrea Piccinin 14:30 Integrative data analysis of longitudinal studies: approaches and examples of reproducible multiple-study research Scott Hofer, University of Victoria, Canada 15:00 Reproducibility in the personality-smoking-mortality mediation pathway: an integrated data analysis with 12 studies Daniel Mroczek, Northwestern University, USA 15:30 Longitudinal data analysis of longitudinal studies: are effects of age, sex and education consistent across studies and models? Graciela Muniz Terrera, University College London, UK 16.00 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#6) 16:15 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#7) 16:30 - 17:00 17.00 - 19.00 Afternoon Tea Poster session II (even numbers) with drinks reception 19:00 Conference Dinner Thursday 23 July 09:00 - 10:30 Session 6: The value of longitudinal studies for understanding the impact of the environment and psychological and social resilience Chair: Marcus Richards 09.00 Stress resistance and stress recovery: how longitudinal data at multiple time scales can elucidate the resilience process Cindy S. Bergeman, University of Notre Dame, USA 09:30 Mental health and wellbeing during ageing Dorly Deeg (with Martijn Huisman and Oliver Schilling), VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10.00 From observation to intervention for physical function and resilience: an opportunity for longitudinal studies in ageing research Avan Aihie Sayer, University of Southampton, UK 10.30 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#8) 10.45 Selected talk from Submitted Abstract (#9) 11.00 - 11.30 Morning Coffee 11:30 - 13.30 Session 7: The future agenda for longitudinal studies of ageing Chairs: Luigi Ferrucci and Ben Cairns 11:30 Gazing into the crystal ball: what opportunities and challenges does the future hold? Rachel Cooper, UCL, UK (with Richard Dodds, University of Southampton and other members of the mid-career committee) 11:45 Characterising the exposome: evolving methods of capturing health behaviours and people’s interactions with their environment Barbara Jefferis, UCL, UK (with Tamara Harris, NIA, USA) 12:00 Within-individual variability (pt1): new opportunities to investigate very short through to long term changes in physiological function Debbie Lawlor (with Laura Howe, University of Bristol, UK and Andrew Steptoe, UCL, UK) 12:15 Within-individual variability (pt2): new opportunities to investigate very short through to long term changes in psychological function Jonathan Rush (with Scott Hofer), University of Victoria, Canada 12:30 Future directions for ‘omics research Cathy Elks, University of Bristol, UK, and Marian Beekman, University of Leiden, The Netherlands (with Aroon Hingorani, UCL, UK) 12:45 The use of everyday technology: case study – the assessment of visual function Andrew Bastawrous, LSHTM, UK 13:00 Three blind men and an elephant: drawing data together on the same people from different sources to better understand what happens to who, where and when Daniel Davis, UCL, UK 13:15 Session summary/discussion led by Chairs 13:25 Closing remarks Diana Kuh 13.30 Lunch and departure