Yale School of Medicine
Presents
”The Science Behind Healthy Living for Successful Aging”
Monday, March 11
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Moorings Park Original Campus - Clubhouse Auditorium
120 Moorings Park Drive, Naples, FL 34105
Learn more about Yale School of Medicine’s interdisciplinary approaches to promoting healthier aging at this informative event.
Join the Yale Club of Southwest Florida for a reception (light bites, wine/beer, and nonalcoholic beverages) following the presentations.
AGENDA
2:30 - 2:45 PM: Welcome introductions
2:45 - 3:45 PM: Presentations
3:45 - 4:00 PM: Q&A
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Reception
FACULTY SPEAKERS
Clemens Scherzer, MD
Talk Title: Precision medicine for Parkinson’s Disease
Director, Stephen and Denise Adams Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research Yale School of Medicine Academic Chief, Movement Disorders Division Professor of Neurology
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM., Ph.D
Talk title: Immune to Aging: Y-Age and Beyond
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Pathology, Immunobiology and of Comparative Medicine, Director, Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age), Yale School of Medicine
Thomas M. Gill, MD
Talk Title: The art and science of remaining independent as we age
Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Yale Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Director, Yale Center for Disability and Disabling Disorders; Director, Yale Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related Research
Lauren E. Ferrante, MD, MHS
Talk Title: Improving Functional Outcomes after Critical Illness: What You Need to Know
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); Director,
Operations Core, Yale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Student Thesis
Chair, Internal Medicine