American Aging Association
- American Aging Association
The American Aging Association (AGE) is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies intended to slow the aging process. The abbreviation AGE is intended to be representative of the organization, even though it is not an acronym.
History and Organization
AGE was founded in 1970 by Denham Harman, MD,PhD, who is often known as the "father" of the "Free-Radical Theory of Aging". Dr. Harman was Executive Director of AGE for 20 years (1973 to 1993).
Much of the early financial support for AGE came from Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw, who are known for their 1982 best-selling book "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach" (ISBN 0-446-38735-5).
The Vice-Presidency of AGE is to be a layperson position focused on promoting the scientific goals of AGE to the general public.
Activities
The primary activities of AGE are to
#hold annual scientific conferences (every June)
#give awards to researchers making significant contributions to the goals of AGE
#promote interest among young scientists in the goals of AGE
#publish newsletters and journals
The journal of AGE is called "AGE", and is published quarterly
The 37th annual conference of AGE was held May 30–June 2, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado.
The 38th annual conference of AGE will be held May 29–June 1, 2009 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
ee also
* Ageing
* American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
* Biogerontology
* Life extension
* List of life extension related topics
* Senescence
External links
* [http://www.americanaging.org/ American Aging Association (AGE)]
* [http://www.americanaging.org/geninfo.html 2009 Annual AGE Meeting, General Information]
* [http://www.americanaging.org/journal.html AGE: Journal of the American Aging Association]
* [http://www.americanaging.org/news/AGE%20George%20Martin%20Discussion%20April%202005.pdf American Aging Association Debates on Aging Theory]
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