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The
2nd Lifespan and Link-Age Young Investigator Workshop
June 14-18 2009, Tartu, Estonia
Booklet
(pdf)
To whom:
PhD students, Post-docs and
young researchers working on the field of longevity/aging
Where and when:
In the beautiful university
town Tartu, in the hotel London (http://www.londonhotel.ee/),
June 14-18, 2009.
The structure of the
meeting:
- The keynote speakers
- Presentations from participants
- Brainstorming and discussion sessions
- Invited lectures about alternative views
in longevity/aging
- A lot of entertainment
Flight information:
If you need any help with flight bookings or
tickets, we gladly help you. Just contact (subject:
young_investigator_workshop09) our travel agent and she will help you with
all the things you need to get in Estonia.
Travel agent contact: Rita Oot, e-mail: rita.oot@kalevatravel.ee,
Tel: +372 730 1449.
Organizers:
Estonian LifeSpan team:
Riin Tamm (PhD student)
Egon Urgard (PhD student)
Tarmo Puurand (PhD student)
In
case of any questions, please contact: Riin Tamm, e-mail: riin.tamm@ut.ee,
tel: +372 7375 881, GSM: +372 55610044
Location of the
workshop on the map:
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List
of participants:
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Riin
Tamm – University of
Tartu, Department of Biotechnology
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Tarmo
Puurand – University of Tartu, Department of Bioinformatics
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Vicencio
Oostra - Evolutionary Biology Lab in Leiden
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Joost
van den Heuvel - Leiden University
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Hernando
Sanchez Faddiev – LUMC
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Miguel
Corona - University of Lausanne
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Maris
Kuningas – LUMC
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Tõnu
Vooder – University of Tartu
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Iffat
Rahman - Karolinska Institutet
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Lovisa
Högberg - Karolinska Institutet
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Ulrika
Eriksson - Karolinska Institutet
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Tõnu
Esko - University of Tartu, Department of Biotechnology
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Camilla
Burnett - University College London, Linda Partridge lab
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Juliane
Wolf - Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of
Science
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Egon
Urgard - University of
Tartu, Department of Biotechnology
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Graham
Smith - Newcastle University, Institute of Ageing and Health
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Kaarel
Krjutškov - University of
Tartu, Department of Biotechnology
Confirmed
speakers:
1. Prof. Efstathios S. Gonos
National Hellenic Research Foundation
Institute of Biological Research and Biotechnology
Interested in genetic and environmental factors that are linked to human
ageing and longevity http://www.eie.gr/nhrf/institutes/ibrb/cvs/cv-gonos-en.html
2. Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
Interested in aging and energy metabolism in C. elegans http://www.imbb.forth.gr/worms/
3. Dr. Joao Pedro de Magalhaes Ph.D.
Department Biological Sciences
University of Liverpool
Interested in Systems Biology of Aging http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~aging/
4. Dr. Ahmet Koc, PhD
Izmir Institute of Technology
Dept. of Molecular Biology & Genetics
Interested in cellular aging, senescence and mitochondrial function yeast S.
cerevisiae http://www.iyte.edu.tr/~ahmetkoc/
5. Prof. Stefan Jansson
Umeå Plant Science Centre
Department of Plant Physiology
Interested in plant senescence http://www.upsc.se/photosynthesis/stefan-jansson-project-page.html
Some
photos from the Workshop 
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