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 Annual Research Conference

The Annual Research Conference on Aging presents UCLA's latest discoveries in gerontological research.

The UCLA Center on Aging and
Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine
and Gerontology present the

13th ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON AGING
Wednesday, JUNE 18, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
UCLA Faculty Center

The conference will demonstrate UCLA's diverse research efforts to enhance and extend productive and healthy life for older adults.



ABSTRACTS FOR THE POSTER SESSION ARE BEING ACCEPTED

For abstract guidelines email krushfield@mednet.ucla.edu Submission deadline: May 23, 2008 UCLA faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend conference and luncheon free of charge. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by June 11.

Fernando Torres-Gil, PhD
"The Politics of Aging: Clinton, McCain, Obama and Baby Boomer Retirement"

Plenary Speakers Include:

Kathryn A. Atchison, DDS, MPH
"Assuring Oral Health for the Elderly"

George Bartzokis, MD
"Brain Myelin and Aging: Implications for Preventing and Treating Alzheimer's Disease"

Laurence Rubenstein, MD, MPH
"Preventing Falls in Older Californians"

Debra Saliba, MD, PhD
"Listening to Nursing Home Patients: They Said It Wouldn't Work"

Michael V. Sofroniew, MD, PhD
"The Surprising Capacity for the Nervous System to Reorganize After Injury"

UCLA faculty, staff,students, and Center major donors are invited to attend. There is no registration or luncheon fee; however, lunch reservations are required due to limited space. Please e-mail Krushfield@mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-0676 to make a reservation.