The Alliance for Aging Research,
along with prominent scientists, will call for governments and health care
organizations to invest in the extension of healthy life in order to
produce a "longevity dividend." Scientists will urge U.S. policymakers to
invest in scientific discovery to slow aging in humans. As lifespan
dramatically increases, so does national health care spending on a wave of
chronic diseases and disabilities such as Alzheimer’s, congestive heart
failure, cancer, stroke, diabetes and vision loss. Speakers will address
such topics as: when science will be able to slow aging and the cost; can
older populations make nations both healthier and wealthier; and
international perspectives.
WHAT: Capitol Hill Symposium and Luncheon
WHO: The Alliance for Aging Research
Speakers include:
Robert N. Butler, MD, President and CEO
International Longevity Center
Robert Fogel, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
James Goodwin, Ph.D., Head of Research, Help the Aged
London, England
Leonard Guarente, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Kalache, Director of Aging and Health Program
World Health Organization (WHO)
S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics
University of Illinois at Chicago
WHEN: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
Constitution Avenue NE
Washington, DC
The event is supported by a generous grant from The Florence S. Mahoney
Foundation.
Founded in 1986, the Alliance for Aging Research is a nonprofit,
independent organization dedicated to improving the health and independence
of aging Americans through public and private funding of medical research
and geriatric education. The Alliance combines the interests of top
scientists, public officials, business executives and foundation leaders to
promote a greater national investment in research and new technologies that
will prepare our nation for the coming senior boom, and improve the quality
of life for today’s older generation.
