Programme
Agenda
An afternoon of scientific perspectives on nutrition, ageing and the technologies shaping healthier, longer lives.
12:00
to 12:30 |
Welcome
Welcome and opening remarks
Sébastien Thuault
Nature Aging |
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Nicolas Gausseres
Danone Institute |
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12:30
to 13:00 |
Keynote
Precision nutrition and healthy aging trajectory in elderly adults
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Ju-Sheng Zheng
Westlake University School of Medicine
Ju-Sheng Zheng is a Principal Investigator and Associate Professor at Westlake University School of Medicine. Trained in nutrition, genomics and genetic epidemiology, he previously held research positions at the University of Cambridge and was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow.
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13:00
to 13:30 |
Research talk
OptimAge: Real World Data and Applied Machine Learning to Dissect Nutritional Geroprotectors
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David Furman
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
David Furman is an Associate Professor at the Buck Institute and Director of the Stanford 1000 Immunomes Project. His research combines multi-omics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to investigate ageing, chronic inflammation and precision longevity.
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13:30
to 14:00 |
Research talk
Talk title to be announced
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Sarah Berry
King’s College London · ZOE
Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London and Chief Scientist at ZOE, Sarah Berry leads research into personalised nutrition and cardiometabolic health. Her work includes the ZOE PREDICT programme, using large-scale studies, citizen science, novel technologies and AI.
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14:00
to 14:30 |
Keynote
From Network Medicine to Foodome: Implications for Longevity and Aging
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Albert-László Barabási
Northeastern University
Albert-László Barabási is a Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University and Director of its Center for Complex Network Research. He also holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His pioneering research explores complex networks and their applications to medicine and human health.
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14:30
to 15:00 |
Break
Refreshment break
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15:00
to 15:40 |
Danone Institute International Prize
Prize introduction and laureate lecture
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15:00–15:10 · Introduction
Umberto Simeoni (TBC)
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
President of the Danone Institute and Chair of the Danone Institute International Prize Jury. An introduction to the prize history and legacy, the partnership with FRM, the selection process and this year’s laureate.
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15:10–15:40 · Laureate lecture
Marta Guasch Ferré
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
A presentation of her research programme, the awarded project and perspectives on the field.
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15:40
to 16:40 |
Panel discussion
Connecting nutrition, data and healthy longevity
Marta Guasch Ferré will join the panel. Moderator and further panellists to be confirmed.
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16:40
to 17:00 |
Ceremony
Award presentation and closing remarks
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| 17:00 |
Reception
Networking reception
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Programme subject to change. Further speaker and session information will be added as it is confirmed.
