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Disease Drivers of Aging: 2016 Advances in Geroscience Summit

Members of the Geroscience Interest Group from the NIH, with essential collaboration and support from the New York Academy of Sciences , the American Federation for Aging Research , and the Gerontological Society of America , developed a theme and program for a second geroscience summit requested by the research community. This 2016 summit focused on the molecular and cellular underpinnings that connect cancer, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes with the major pillars of aging.

Conference sessions combined basic, translational, and clinical researchers in a format of short, focused talks centered on critical open research questions, along with interactive panel discussions. Read more about the background of this summit in the blog post .