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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 56: Aging in Physical and Biological Systems (focus session, joint DY/BP)

BP 56.2: Invited Talk

Friday, March 20, 2015, 10:00–10:30, BH-N 334

Biological mechanisms of aging — •Björn Schumacher — CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne

The Biology of aging has long been a descriptive research discipline. Only in the past 20 years mechanisms of aging have been uncovered through research in genetic model systems. A number of distinct an interconnected pathways that regulate longevity have been identified. However, the complexity of the aging process remains a challenge to modern aging research. Integration of quantitative data linking the age-dependent accumulation of harmful damage to macromolecules -particularly the genetic material- to the regulation of longevity assurance pathways have begun to unravel a more integrated and complete understanding the biological mechanisms of aging.