Dr Caleb E. Finch, distinguished gerontologist from the University of Southern California, will be visiting Norway from 24 to 27 April. On Monday 26 April he will give a lecture entitled "Nexus of inflammation, diet, and aging".
Time: 2 pmPlace: Auditorium A3.3067, Molecular Microbiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo
Dr Finch's visit and lecture will be co-hosted by Prof. Erling Seeberg, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Oslo (www.cmbn.no), and Prof. Stig W. Omholt, CIGENE.
Inflammatory processes are emerging as fundamental to aging and
major diseases of aging. Many of the same drugs with anti-inflammatory
activities that reduce the risk of vascular events also reduce the risk of
certain cancers, and possibly also Alzheimer disease. Inflammation and the incidence of these diseases may also be modulated by diet. The evolution of longevity may involve genes that regulate inflammatory responses. This nexus of inflammation, diet, and aging will be discussed with examples from human aging and animal models.
Dr Finch is professor of molecular biology and gerontology at the USC School of Gerontology. His main interest is the study of genomic controls of mammalian development and aging. He has authored three books: Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome (1990); Aging: A Natural History (1995, with R. Ricklefs); and Chance, Development, and Aging (2000, with TBL Kirkwood). In 350 reports and reviews since 1969, Finch has led several developments in the fields of the neuroendocrinology and pharmacology of normal aging and Alzheimer disease, and in the biodemography of aging.
More information on Dr Finch, his background and research can be found on http://www.usc.edu/projects/nexus/faculty/dept-ldsg/finchcaleb/finc.shtml
