The speakers and topics of the fifth Stromboli conference on aging and cancer
June 13-19, 2010
“The primeval life-generating molecules: Their therapeutic and age-reversing
properties.” Acuña-Castroviejo, Dario, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute of Biotechnology
Granada SPAIN “Melatonin, brain aging, and mitochondria”
Anisimov, Vladimir N., Professor
Petrov Research Institute of Oncology
St. Petersburg, RUSSIA “ Light at night-induced circadian disruption, cancer and aging ”
Arutjunyan, Alexander, Dr. Sci., Professor
Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology
St. Petersburg RUSSIA “ The ability of melatonin and pineal gland peptides to correct the Impairment of reproductive cycles in Rats ”
Baron, Wia, Ph.D.
UMCG
Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS “Fibronectin and myelin repair”
Bartsch, Christian, MD, PhD
Center for Research in Medical and Natural Sciences
Tuebingen, GERMANY “ Seasonal and solar cycle-mediated modulation of pineal melatonin production in the
laboratory rat” Birkmayer, George D., M.D., Ph.D.
Birkmayer Laboratories
Vienna AUSTRIA “NADH, a scientifically proven anti-aging substance”
Boldyrev, Alexander, Ph.D.
Moscow State University and Institute of Neurology
Moscow RUSSIA “Molecular mechanisms of homocysteine toxicity for nervous and immune systems”
Bondy, Stephen, Ph.D.
Department of Community and Environmental Medicine
University of California Irvine USA “Slowing of brain aging by dietary melatonin”
Carruthers, Malcolm, MD, FRCPath, MRCGP
Center for Men’s Health
London GREAT BRITAIN “Testosterone deficiency syndrome: cellular and molecular mechanism of androgen action”
Clayton, Paul, Ph.D.
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford ENGLAND “The innate immune system in the management of infection and cancer”
Coll Sànchez Francisco Javier
Quinton Laboratories
Alicante SPAIN “Marine therapy and its healing properties”
Di Nicola, Valerio, MD, PhD
Interbion Foundation for Basic Biomedical Research
Rome
ITALY
“Self-Repair in Degenerative Joint Disease”
Dizhevskaya, Antonina K., PhD
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow RUSSIA “Histidine dipeptides with anti-cataract activity inhibit the ultraviolet-induced aggregation of beta- L-christalline”
Fran Diaz Lopez, Maria Isabel Beatriz, MD
Departamento de Biologia Funcional
Oviedo SPAIN “Role of maternal pineal gland on the offspring seasonal variations of reproductive hormones and tachykinins”
Gershon, David, Ph.D.
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
New York USA “Experimental animal paradigms for aging research: advantages and perils”
Gorman, Michael, MD
University of California
San Diego
USA
“The critical role of temporal context in melatonin actions”
Greig, Nigel, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Neurosciences
Baltimore USA “Neuroprotective strategies to treat or offset neurodegenerative disorders”
Hriscu, Monica, Prof., PhD
George Coşbuc National College Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ROMANIA "Chronobiology of immunity - hypothalamic and other neuro-humoral regulation mechanisms”
Jakovac, Hrvoje M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Immunology
Rijeka CROTIA "MetallothioneinS I+II expression and tissue metals kinetics during chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats”
Jovanova-Nesic, Katica D., M.D.
Immunology Research Center
Belgrade SERBIA “Aluminum Excitotoxicity and Innate Neuroautoimmunity: The Role of the
Expression of CD32 and ICAM-1 in the Rat Brain”
Kamath Jayesh, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington USA “TRH, Cancer-related Fatigue and the Immune System”
Kanthasamy Anumantha, Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Iowa State University USA “Translational neuroprotective strategies targeting an oxidative stress signaling pathway for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders”
Kay, Marguerite, MD, PhD
International Foundation for Biomedical Aging Research
Temple USA “Immunoglobulin and antibody interventions during aging; theoretical and therapeutic considerations of damage reversal”
Khokhlov, Alexander, PhD, DBSci
Evolutionary Cytogerontology Sector
Moscow RUSSIA “Does aging need its own program, or the program of development is quite sufficient for it? Stationary cell cultures as a tool for search of anti-aging factors”
Lahiri Debomoy K., Ph.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis USA “Interactions of beta-amyloid, cholinesterase and melatonin: implications in aging and neurodegenerative disorders”
Lesnikov, Vladimir, MD, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle USA “Cytoprotective and immunomodulatory effects of transferrins: relevance to aging”
Lippman, Richard, Ph.D.
Honolulu
USA “Multiple anti-aging interventions and remedies”
Lissoni, Paolo, MD
San Gerardo Hospital
Monza ITALY “Cancer as a main aging factor in humans: Reversal of cancer-induced aging processes on metabolic and immune reactions by pineal hormones other than melatonin. The fundamental role of 5-methoxytryptamine”
LuGuang Luo, M.D., Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Providence USA “TRH promotes insulin –producing cell proliferation”
Marchetti, Bianca, Ph.D., Professor
OASI Institute for Research and Care of Mental Retardation and Brain Aging
Troina (Enna) ITALY "Reactive Astrocytes are Key Players in Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic neurorepair/ Regeneration in the MPTP-mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease"
Micans, Phil, MS, PharmB
International Antiaging Systems
Channel Islands GREAT BRITAIN “Aortic wave velocity, a measurement of the stiffness index (SI) of arteries and the results of certain supplements that appear to improve the SI”
Mocchegiani, Eugenio, PhD
Chief, Center for Nutrition and Ageing
Ancona ITALY “Plasticity of neuroendocrine–thymus interactions during ontogeny and ageing:
Role of zinc and arginine for healthy ageing and longevity”
Naim, Jean-Pierre, M.D.
Swiss Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Geneva SWITZERLAND “Vitamin D: the silent epidemy”
Olovnikov, Alexey, Ph.D.
Institute of Biochemical Physics of RAS
Moscow RUSSIA “How does the lifelong clock tick in a brain? Predictions concerning a lunasensor system and chronomeres as factors governing mammalian development and aging”
Pierpaoli, Ezra V., Ph.D.
Tillotts Pharma AG
Ziefen SWITZERLAND "The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases"
Pierpaoli, Walter, M.D., Ph.D.
INTERBION Foundation for Basic Biomedical Research
Gordola SWITZERLAND “Anti-aging activity of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)”
Praticò, Domenico, M.D.
Temple University
Philadelphia USA “The neurobiology of 5-Lipoxygenase: implications for brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases”
Radosevic-Stasic, Biserka, M.D.
Physiology and Immunology
Rijeka CROATIA “Morphogenetic properties of endoplasmic reticulum-resident heat shock protein GP96”
Ribakova, Julie, PhD
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow RUSSIA “Effect of histidine containing dipeptides on cell cycle and signaling in neuroblastoma cell lines”
Rossi, Pier Luigi, MD
University of Siena at Arezzo
Castiglion Fibocchi Arezzo ITALY “From calories to molecules, the role of carbohydrates and AGEs in arteriosclerosis”
Sambamurti, Kumar, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston USA Sali, Avni, Ph.D.
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne AUSTRALIA “Food: the Good, Bad and Ugly”
Spector, Novera Herb, Ph.D.
Carlsbad
USA “Science and the aging Stromboli cocktail: the never-ending quest continues!”
Stehle, Jörg H, MD, Professor
Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie
Frankfurt GERMANY Tresguerres, A.F. Jesus, M.D.
Facultad de Medicina
U.Complutense SPAIN “Effect of chronic melatonin administration on various physiological parameters in the aging rat”
Walker, Richard, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Interventions in Aging
Indian Rocks Beach USA “Primary locus intervention: a novel approach to growth hormone replacement therapy during aging”
Yi, Changxian, M.D.
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
Guangzhou P.R. CHINA “Effects of melatonin-Zinc-Selenium in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)”
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