PPT-Evolution of Aging and Late Life

Chapter 18 Experimental Evolution Does aging have a purpose Is it adaptive What is aging ThinkPairShare Does natural selection act on aging Does aging evolve What is aging to an . Ipsit V. Vahia, M.D.. Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Department of Psychiatry. University of California, San Diego. disclosures. Travel Support from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the UCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging. . VCU’s Department . of . Gerontology in the School of Allied Health Professions was founded in 1976 and remains the only MS in Gerontology in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our mission to promote optimal aging for individuals and communities is evident through our innovative graduate and continuing education, scholarship, and university-community partnerships. Our graduates further our person-centered, transdisciplinary mission largely in the areas of Administration, Education, Advocacy, and Entrepreneurship. . THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MICROBIAL LIFE. HOW DID LIFE ORIGINATE?. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION. LIFE ARISING FROM NON-LIVING MATTER. LONG BELIEVED AS THE ACCEPTED EXPLANATION OF ORIGINATION OF LIFE. EXPERIMENTS EVENTUALLY SHOWED IT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. . and in INANIMATE SYSTEMS. Leonard Hayflick, Ph.D.. Professor of Anatomy. University of California, San Francisco. THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS IN WHICH AGE CHANGES CAN OCCUR. . A purposeful program driven by genes.. “Where the Rubber Hits the Cornfield!”. Heartland Self Advocacy Resource Network – . May 6, 2016. Webinar brought to you by: . Where the Rubber Hits the Cornfield. Presenters. Dawn Francis . – Iowa Statewide Independent Living . Age 65 until the end. Roman lives in the United States, where there is an increasing elderly population. As a result, if we graphed the population by age and the number in each age group, the graph would look like a ______________.. Nancy Fox. An Ageist . Society. Daily, in America we are witness to, or even unwitting participants in, cruel imagery, jokes, language, and attitudes directed at older people. Even old people are ageist. Susan Fox, PhD. President/CEO WIHD. Director, Center for Disability and Health. Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management. Background and Significance. Age as an important sociological concept (Riley 1987). . and in INANIMATE SYSTEMS. Leonard Hayflick, Ph.D.. Professor of Anatomy. University of California, San Francisco. THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS IN WHICH AGE CHANGES CAN OCCUR. . A purposeful program driven by genes.. Jeffrey Schouten, MD, JD, Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. 54.1 – Identify the physical changes that occur during middle and late adulthood . Physical Development The peak of physical performance occurs around 20 years of age. After the mid-twenties muscular strength, reaction time, sensory abilities and cardiac output begin to . 10 Minute topics are quick, easy to understand discussion topics to continue education and support Successful Aging.. ​. ​. Please note that some of the topics are sensitive subject matter. Participation in discussion should be voluntary to ensure privacy and comfort of all participants. ​. NIA Funding Opportunities. Susan Zieman, M.D., Ph.D., Marcel Salive, M.D., M.P.H.. Program Officers, Geriatrics Branch. Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology, NIA, NIH. ATS 2021 Aging Interest Group Annual Virtual Meeting. Lori Volpe, Ph.D.. Senior Coordinator of Autism Services. Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder.. It impacts the acquisition and use of communication and social skills, and display of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior..