Have you ever wondered which other researchers at Leiden University and LUMC are working on topics related to aging, later life, and society? This is your chance to find out!
We warmly invite you to a Leiden University network meeting for experts, researchers, and educationalists working in the field of Aging & Society across Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center. The aim of this gathering is to foster interdisciplinary connections, encourage collaboration across faculties, and create opportunities for exchange [...]
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Registration is now open for the DuSRA Annual Meeting 2025, which will take place on 10–11 November 2025 at Amsterdam UMC (O|2 auditorium).
This year’s preliminary program covers a broad spectrum of ageing research in the Netherlands:
Basic biology of ageing: metabolism, molecular and phenotypic clocks, longevity genes, and damage factors (e.g., senescence, DNA or mitochondrial damage) Translational and clinical perspectives: biomarkers, lifestyle factors, and interventions
The program will also feature:
Inspiring keynote lectures from Prof. Bjorn Schumacher and Jolanda [...]
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We’re excited to host another lecture in the LEGend lecture series, this time from dr. Yousin Suh of Columbia University, United States. Her talk revolves around the genetics and cellular mechanisms of human longevity. Please join us on August 25th between 12.00 and 13.00 o’clock in lecture room P-05-034, in the back of the main building, or using this link for Teams (passcode if needed: BAsDkD).
Yousin Suh, Ph.D., is the Charles and Marie Robertson professor of Reproductive Sciences [...]
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We are pleased to announce the annual meeting of The Dutch Society for Research on Ageing (DuSRA) that will take place from 15 June till 16 June 2023 at the University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Confirmed keynote speakers are:
Mihai Netea (Radboud UMC, Nijmegen), Collin Ewald (ETH Zürich), and Ron Jachimowicz, (MPI Biology of Aging, Cologne).
Abstract submission deadline May 15th 2023
To try to improve structural support for aging research in the Netherlands for the coming years, the [...]
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Ed Maartense Symposium
In het Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis is sedert jaar en dag aandacht voor de behandeling van oncologische patiënten op oudere leeftijd en de specifieke zorg die past bij hun behandeling. Dr. Ed Maartense was een van de pioniers in dit aandachtsgebied. Meer dan 30 jaar heeft hij zich als internist hematoloog en oncoloog toegelegd op de behandeling van oudere patiënten met kanker en zeer veel jongere collegae opgeleid in de geriatrische oncologie. Ter nagedachtenis aan hem [...]
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We invite you to the lecture of Joris Deelen on 13 February at 12pm in room P-05-34.
Abstract
Advancing age is the major risk factor for many serious illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and dementia. However, individuals that reach an exceptional old age often seem to escape or delay age-related diseases, and part of this trait seems to be encoded in their genome. We, and others, previously performed several large genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genetic variants involved in longevity [...]
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We invite you to a LEGend lecture of Professor Kaare Christensen on 21 February, 16:00 hrs in lecture hall 5 at the LUMC. Professor Christensen dedicated his career to ageing research in the Danish Twin Registry and Familial Longevity studies. He is a wonderful speaker and a very nice person to talk to, so come and visit his lecture entitled: Longevity-enriched families. How did they succeed?
Bio sketch
Kaare Christensen (born June 20, 1959) is a Danish epidemiologist and [...]
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We are excited to announce another upcoming LEGend lecture session from our Lecture Cycle: Imaging the Ageing Brain. It revolves around magnetic resonance imaging markers for age-related brain abnormalities.
It will take place as a hybrid meeting in the LUMC in the Van Ronnenzaal (K2-52 at Radiology) and via Microsoft Teams (link), on the 16th of January at 16.00.
Program
The program is as follows:
16.00 – 16.30: Brain infarcts detected with MRI, cognitive change and risk of dementia [...]
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We are proud to announce a new lecture cycle for the Lifecourse Epidemiology and Geroscience Theme. The title of the program is “LegEND begins here!” and revolves around imaging early life stages and early life complications. The event is on the 12th of December from 17.00, and is programmed as follows:
17.00 | Marie-Louise v.d. Hoorn & Enrico Lopriore | Opening
17.00 – 17.20 | Lisa Lashley | GYN | Complications in early life: fertility preservation
17.20 – [...]
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On Sunday 18 September the Leiden Longevity Study (LLs) participant day will take place. During this day the participants can meet researchers and hear what results the study has delivered.
Program
13:30 Starting up with coffee and thee
14:00 Start program
Prof. dr. Eline Slagboom – Leiden Longevity Study
Prof. dr. Simon Mooijaart – the position of elderly in the LUMC
15:00 Leiden Longevity market, meet and greet
16:00 resuming program
Dr. Marian Beekman [...]
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