Table 1.
2014 Pittsburgh-Munich International Lung Conference: Aging and Lung Disease
| Program Agenda |
|---|
| Opening lecture: Research in Aging: Relevance, Challenges, and Impact, Kevin P. High, M.D., M.S. |
| Session 1: Mitochondria and Aging |
| Mitochondrial Metabolism, Sirtuins, and Aging, Michael N. Sack, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Inside, Outside, Upside Down: DAMPs and Redox Regulate Immunity, Michael Lotze, M.D. |
| Cardiolipin and Mitochondrial Apoptosis, Valerian E. Kagan, Ph.D., D.Sc. |
| Age-related PINK1 Deficiency Impairs Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Promotes Lung Fibrosis, Marta Bueno Fernandez, Ph.D. |
| Session 2: Age, Genetics, and Lung Diseases |
| Genetics of Familial IPF, Timothy Blackwell, M.D. |
| Telomeres and Telomerase in Lung Diseases, Mary Armanios, M.D. |
| Is IPF a Stem Cell Disease? Piero Anversa, M.D. |
| The Aging ECM in Chronic Lung Diseases, Oliver Eickelberg, M.D. |
| Twist in the IPF Fibroblast, Daniel Kass, M.D. |
| Session 3: Molecular Drivers of Cell Aging, and Their Impact in the Respiratory System |
| Update on Clinical Trials in IPF, Kevin Gibson, M.D. |
| Aging and Wnt Pathway, Melanie Königshoff, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Malfolded Proteins, Proteostasis, Lung Disease, and Aging, William E. Balch, Ph.D. |
| Immunosenescence and Aging, Patty Lee, M.D. |
| Studying Lung Aging in Murine Models, Enid R. Neptune, M.D. |
| Session 4: The “OMICS” of Aging |
| Genetics and Genomics of Human Aging, Stuart K. Kim, Ph.D. |
| Metabolomics of Aging, Dean Jones, Ph.D. |
| Proteomics: State-of-the-Art to Assess Aging, Matthias Mann, Ph.D. |
| Session 5: Lung Diseases and Aging |
| COPD, an Early Aging Disease?, Frank C. Sciurba, M.D., F.C.C.P. |
| IPF and Aging, Moisés Selman, M.D. |
| Age and Susceptibility to ARDS, Gustavo Matute-Bello, M.D. |
| Cellular Senescence in the Aging Lung: Implications for Epigenetic Changes and Cancer, John Michael Sedivy, Ph.D. |
| Smoke Responses in Aging Mice, Ali Önder Yildirim, D.V.M. |
| Session 6: Aging Lung Cells and Repair |
| Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) Is an Endogenous Regulator of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Ming-Hui Fan, M.D. |
| Impact of Aging on Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications, Mauricio Rojas, M.D. |
| Lung Endothelial Cells Adaptation to Apoptotic Stress, Irina Petrache, M.D. |
| Hyaluronan Interactions with TLR4 Regulate Type 2 Alveolar Cell Renewal and the Severity of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Paul Noble, M.D. |
| Keynote speaker: Aging and Chronic Disease – A View from the Aging Side, Brian K. Kennedy, Ph.D. |