George Perry (born April 12, 1953 in Lompoc, California) is a neuroscientist recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work in oxidative stress. Dr. Perry has studied at many universities and holds multiple degrees including a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from the University of California Santa Barbara and a PhD in Marine Biology from the University of California at San Diego. He is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer’s disease researchers with over 1000 publications, more than 60,000 citations, one of the top 100 most-cited scientists in Neuroscience & Behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research. Dr. Perry is a Semmes Foundation Distinguished chair in Neurobiology and is an active participant in many other scientific associations. In addition, Perry is an Editor of numerous scientific journals including Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease which he founded in 1998. Today, Perry continues his love for research while working as Dean of the College of Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Alzheimer's disease, Neurobiology

Dr. Marín is Full Professor in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine at the department of Internal Medicine of the Pontificia Univerisdad Católica de Chile (PUC), School of Medicine, where he is also Head of the Geriatric and Gerontology Program and Hononary Director of the University’s Geriatric and Gerontology Center-CAVE. Dr. Marín founded and was President of the First Congress of Medical Students in Chile, and he was the coordinator responsible for Project FOSIS-PUC, which worked to improve the quality of life for the elderly poor. He has coordinated several roundtable discussions nationally and internationally and has actively participated at the World Congress of Geriatrics-IAGG on several occasions. He was president (2003-2007) of COMLAT-Latin-American geriatrics associations of IAGG He has edited, authored, or coauthored ten books, including Updates in Geriatrics and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Caretaker’s Guide. Dr. Marín became a Fellow of the ACP in 2002 and is a member of the American and British Geriatrics Societies as well as the International Association of Gerontology-IAGG, among others. He is Past-President of the Chilean Society of Internal Medicine and also of the Chilean Geriatrics and Gerontological Societies.

Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Paul Langer is a board certified podiatrist in practice with Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minneapolis, MN. He is an adjunct clinical faculty member at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a past president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He has authored Great Feet for Life; Footcare & Footwear for Healthy Aging, served as an editor of two sports medicine texts and published five peer reviewed articles. He has presented more than forty academic lectures on topics ranging from lower extremity health to footwear and sports medicine.

Orthopedics, Ankle Care, including Podiatry, Foot Care, Sports Medicine

the international research community. Her research experience and relation with the proposed project can be documented from her various activities such as (a) her position in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a professor and responsible of Memory and Dementia Outpatient Clinic, (b) her social work concerning the support of patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease an other dementias and (c) her international co-operations with the best researchers in the research area of the proposed project. Furthermore, her outstanding number of publications in the top level international and national conferences and journals in the research area of the proposed project as well as the 26 awards that she has received can provide evidence of her independent creative thinking and of potential to advance the state-of-the-art. Her daily investigation of new methods for supporting patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease as well as her participation in every workpackage of this project can provide evidence of her commitment to the proposed project and her willingness to devote a significant amount of time to it.

Memory and Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Care and management of services for older people

Dr. Edgar Aguilera is a Member of the Latin-American Academy of Medicine for the Elderly (ALMA). He is the Head of the Residency Program in Geriatrics and Gerontology. He is also a member of Aging Advisor of National Direction Of Elderly People.

Geriatrics, Gerontology, Medicine for the Elderly

Distinguished University Professor Deng obtained his doctorate in cancer biology at the Harvard University in 1993. Dr. Deng then joined the postdoctoral training at Jac A. Nickoloff’s lab where he directed research of preferential repair of UV damage in highly transcribed DNA and research of mismatch repair of heteroduplex DNA intermediates of extrachromosomal recombination in mammalian cells. This led to the development of powerful genetic recombination analysis in mammalian cells. In 2000, Dr. Deng joined the faculty of the Collage of Oral Medicine at the Taipei Medical University where now he is the Distinguished University Professor and Deputy Dean at TMU. Dr. Deng pioneered a new research for combining stem cell and molecular imaging to study the cancer therapy or tissue regeneration.

Stem Cell Senescence, cancer biology, stem cell and molecular imaging

Dr. Wilson Jacob Filho graduated from USP in 1976; Residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital das Clinicas in 1977-78; Doctor of HC-FMUSP Division of Clinical Assistant in 1979;Specialist in geriatrics by AMB-SBGG in 1982; Doctorate in Medicine at USP in 1988; Professor of the Department of FMUSP Medical Clinic in 1989; General Coordinator of Homecare Center of HC-FMUSP in 1996; ICHC-FMUSP Day Hospital Coordinator in 1998; Director of the Geriatrics Department of HC-FMUSP in 1999; Professor, FMUSP Geriatric Course Lecturer in 2004; Specialist in Gerontology by SBGG in 2005; Professor of Geriatrics FMUSP Discipline in 2006. He has experience in Medicine, with emphasis on geriatrics, acting on the following topics:. Elderly, aging and physical activity

Geriatrics, Gerontology, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine

From March 2008 until 2010 : Main medical co-investigator of a research project under auspices of the Public Health Research Center - Luxemburg on: « Memo-vie : prospective evaluation of neuropsychological and biological characteristics of mild cognitive impairment and associated subclinical health problems in seniors » March 2012: Medical co-investigator for an European project evaluating the quality within the primary care. Co Author of a white paper on Dysphagia in elderly (in process to get published)

Geriatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine

Dr. A. Abyad, Chief Executive Officer, Abyad Medical Center; Chairman, Middle East Academy for Medicine of Aging; Coordinator, Middle East Network on Aging; Editor, Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, Lebanon Representing a new wave of physicians who combine medical expertise with public health and management skills, Dr. Abyad is currently the CEO of Abyad Medical Center, Lebanon. Formerly, he was the Chairman of Medical Education and Training at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz, Riyadh. Previously, he served as CEO of an Elderly Care/Psychiatric hospital in Lebanon and worked with the General Authority for Health Services (GAHS – the regional body overseeing health services for 1 million citizens, in 50+ facilities with a staff of over 10,000) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is the founder of the Middle East Academy of Medicine of Ageing, the Middle-East Primary Care Research Network and the Middle East Network on Ageing Research. Dr Abyad sits on the international editorial board of the International Journal of Medicine Journal of the Association of Health Care Professionals, Geriatrics Today, and is a Board member of World CME. He was also instrumental in establishing six journals; Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, Middle-East Journal of Age & Ageing, Middle East Journal of Nursing, Middle East Journal of Business, Middle East Journal of Internal Medicine, and Middle East Journal of Psychiatry & Alzheimer’s. He is currently the Chief Editor of four of these journals and associate editor of two.

Public health & Management skills, Elderly Care, Psychiatry & Alzheimer’s

Nicole is the Chief Executive Officer at Aged Care Consultancy Australia and has over 20 years experience in aged care, retirement living and disability and holds a Clinical Associate Professor title with University of Tasmania in recognition of her international and national expertise in the sector. Nicole completed her PhD in aged care in 2010 at University of Technology, Sydney and resides on the the editorial board for the Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine Journal (OMICS) . Nicole continues to develop innovative and leading edge support to organisations both in business optimisation and risk management, whilst specialising in board and clinical governance, case management and leadership.

Aged care, Palliative Care, Retirement living and Disability

Peter Fedichev is the CSO and Co-founder of GERO (formerly Quantum Pharmaceuticals), a drug discovery company creating first-in-class small molecule therapeutics using proprietary, industry-leading molecular modeling methods and systems in the sphere of biology technologies.Dr. Fedichev’s work for GERO included the application of sophisticated physics to rational drug discovery. As GERO’s drug discovery efforts progressed, his focus shifted from the drug discovery of known targets into the new field of complex diseases, in which the targets were unknown. This led the company into aging research.Dr. Fedichev studied at MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) and did his graduate work at Kurchatov Institute (theoretical atomic and molecular physics). He received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in theoretical condensed matter physics. He worked for FOM Institute Amolf and the University of Innsbruck before co-founding Quantum Pharmaceuticals.

Designing new drugs against aging and age-related diseases

Professor Lowenstein is reputed as a leading national and international expert in social gerontology. She publishes extensively, having more than 250 scientific publications. She has written two Hebrew books, and is co-editor of three English books. In 2011 a book: “Generational Intelligence” with Biggs was published. She is recipient of numerous competitive research grants, prestigious scholarships, national and international awards. She is invited to present key-note lectures in international and national conferences and research networks. At the College, so far, during her first presidential term Prof. Lowenstein managed to raise large donations which contributed to expanding research centers, students' scholarships and their community projects and the development of the campus infrastructure. Two new graduate and a undergraduate programs started: in Health Services Management and in Educational Psychology and an undergraduate Dept. in Social Work. Also, two new schools were established: An Health and Welfare Sciences School and Communication, Governance and Society School. In the campus a new large Health Sciences building was built, as well as 3 new dormitory buildings. International relations were expanded – delegations from France, from Vietnam and China visited and several European Consortium meetings were held. She also established and head, with a colleague, the International Research Center on Aging and Health. The Center is interdisciplinary and conducts applied research projects, with funding from competitive foundations like Israel Science Foundation, Ministry of Science, Israel Pfizer Co., Maccabi Health Services (total funding about million and a half Israeli shekels). The Center also organizes conferences in collaboration with community services and regional municipalities, as well as international workshops. Within the Center a wide network of collaborations with top researchers and institutions in the US, Canada, Europe, Far East and Latin America were created. Prof. Lowenstein is an Honorary Fellow of Gerontological Society of America (GSA); a fellow of World Demographic Association and was member of its advisory board. European Regional Representative and board member of International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), from whom she received the Rosali Wolf Award; a board member and co-chair of an Elder Abuse team within NICE – National Initiative for Care of the Elderly, University of Toronto, Canada. Member of Management Committee representing Israel, in the EU COST Network, on Elders' Social Exclusion, and a Group Leader within the network. She served for eight years as Chair, European Behavioral, Social Science and Research Section, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics – European Region; served for five years as Chair of Israeli Gerontological Society, from whom she received a prize for Life Achievement. Till recently, board member of International Federation on Aging (IFA) and member of its nominations committee; Invited by the European Commission as an expert evaluator for research proposals Framework 7. She serves on Israeli governmental and local agencies as consultant, and policy advisor, acting for several years as National Chair, an Advisory Council to the Minister and Ministry of Senior Citizens. She received a prestigious Hazani Prize for contribution to innovation in Aging from Israeli Ministry of Social Welfare. She is Chair of a Scientific Advisory Committee to the Foundation Assisting Holocaust Survivors in Israel. She received the Honorary Citizen - City of Haifa, Israel, for her work and support to develop services for the aged in the city during the last three decades. She is Professor of Gerontology Emerita, University of Haifa, Israel. She has been a long term faculty member of the University, for almost 3 decades at the School of Social work, where she filled various academic roles. She was also active in the University at large as member of University senate, heading several of its committees. 15 years ago she developed and established the Graduate Department of Gerontology at the University and headed it for the first 5 years. In 1990 she got funding and established the Center for Research and Study of Aging and headed it till October 2011. She has a Masters of Public Administration from New York University, and a PhD in Sociology from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Social Gerontology, Intergenerational family relations, family caregiving, elder abuse, elders’ quality of life, policy development, gerontological education

The focus of Dr. Casadesus research is to investigate the pathological mechanism(s) underlying memory loss and dysfunction during normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Current projects are directed toward studying how age-related hormonal changes contribute to memory dysfunction and development of AD with specific emphasis on gonadotropins and metabolic hormones such as leptin and amylin. Primary focus is placed on developing therapeutic strategies targeting these hormones and understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in these hormones ‘effects on synaptic plasticity and memory function. Dr. Gemma Casadesus earned her Ph.D. in physiological psychology from Tufts University (USA). She then carried out her postdoctoral training in the Pathology department at Case Western Reserve University studying oxidative and hormonal mechanisms involved in AD pathogenesis. Dr. Casadesus was recruited to Department of Neurosciences to develop and direct the CWRU Rodent Behavior where she remained as a faculty member until 2013. Dr. Casadesus currently holds a position of Associate professor of Biology at Kent State University.

Aging Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s disease, Neuropharmacology, Neurobiology of Aging.

Dr. Birgit Pianosi is an Associate Professor and the past chair of the Gerontology Department at Huntington/Laurentian University, Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Psycho-Gerontology from Germany and has completed two M.A. programs (in Human Development and in Psycho-Gerontology). She is a Credentialed Professional Gerontologist (C.P.G.) with the National Association for Professional Gerontologists and a certified coach for Gentle Persuasive Approaches in Dementia Care. Furthermore, Birgit is a member of the Seniors’ Advisory Panel of the City of Greater Sudbury, and a member of the Steering Committee of the North East Specialized Geriatric Services. She is also the past chair of the Ontario Interdisciplinary Council for Aging and Health (affiliated with the Council of Ontario Universities), an executive board member of the Seniors Health Knowledge Network (SHKN), and a board member of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE).

Gerontology and Psycho-Gerontology

Professor Dr. Oslei Matos is Physical Education and Physiotherapist, specialist in Medical Gymnastic, Master and PhD in Education and Sports Science. Currently is Anatomy and Biomedical Professor on engineering postgraduate program with health technology development in Federal Technological University of Paraná. Author of books on postural and physical education. Researcher on women’s health with Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia and Manager of Laboratory Biochemical and Densitometry.

Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia and Obesity