SOM Festival of Science 2017
2017 Festival of Science Program Book
“Mobility Disability in Aging: Causes, Consequences and Strategies for Restoration”
Accreditation Statement
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
When: Thursday, December 14, 2017
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: SOM Leadership Hall
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Dr. Luigi Ferrucci is a geriatrician and an epidemiologist who conducts research on the causal pathways leading to progressive physical and cognitive decline in older persons. He has made major contributions in the design of many epidemiological studies conducted in the U.S. and in Europe. Dr. Ferrucci received a Medical Degree and Board Certification in 1980, Board Certification in Geriatrics in 1982 and Ph.D. in Biology and Pathophysiology of Aging in 1998 at the University of Florence, Italy. Between 1985 and 2002 he was Chief of Geriatric Rehabilitation at the Department of Geriatric Medicine and Director of the Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology at the Italian National Institute of Aging. In September 2002, he became the Chief of the Longitudinal Studies Section at NIA. From 2002 to 2014 he was the Director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Dr. Ferrucci is currently the Scientific Director of NIA, since May 2011.
2017 FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE
“Mobility Disability in Aging: Causes, Consequences and Strategies for Restoration”
Dec. 14, 2017
SOM Leadership Hall
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
7:30-7:55 Breakfast
Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries will be available in the Atrium of Leadership Hall
8:00-8:10 Welcome
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and
Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
8:15-8:45 Keynote Address
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
8:50-9:05 History and Present State of Research on Aging in the University of Maryland School of Medicine
and Overview of Session One
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Director, Center for Research on Aging
9:10-11:55 Session One: Bones, Muscles, Joints, Energetics and Mobility
Moderator: Curt Civin, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Associate Dean for Research
9:10-9:30 Changes in Mobility, Body Composition, and Function After Hip Fracture: Findings
from the Baltimore Hip Studies
Denise L. Orwig, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
9:35-9:55 Bringing Osteoarthritis into the 21st Century: A Disease of the Whole Joint
Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Medicine
Division Head, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
10:00-10:20 Moving Muscles in the Context of Aging and Disease
Alice S. Ryan, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
10:25-10:35 Break
10:40-11:20 Microtubule Mechanotransduction in Aging Heart, Skeletal Muscle and Bone
10:40-10:50 Heart Muscle
Jonathan Lederer, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering & Technology
10:50-11:00 Skeletal Muscle
Christopher W. Ward, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
11:00-11:10 Bone
Joseph P. Stains, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
Interim Director of Musculoskeletal Research
11:25-11:55 Session One Q&A
12:00-12:55 Lunch
Lunch will be provided in the Atrium of Leadership Hall
1:00-2:40 Session Two: Brain, Balance, Disease and Mobility
Moderator: James B. Kaper, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
1:00-1:15 Session Overview
Mark Rogers, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor and Chair, Department Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
1:20-1:40 Mobility & Disability in Parkinson Disease: Decoding Patterns in
Multidimensional Data
Lisa M. Shulman, MD
Eugenia Brin Professorship in Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders
The Rosalyn Newman Distinguished Scholar in Parkinson Disease
Professor, Department of Neurology and Director of the Division of Movement Disorders
Director, University of Maryland Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Center
1:45-2:05 Robot-Aided Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Li-Qun Zhang, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
2:10-2:30 Protective Arm Movements for Fall Prevention in the Elderly
Kelly P. Westlake, PhD, MSc, PT
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
2:35-2:55 Vascular Disease, Mobility and Cognition
Brajesh K. Lal, MBBS
Professor, Department of Surgery
3:00-3:30 Session Two Q&A
3:35 Closing Remarks
Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Reception
Dessert and coffee reception will be held in the Atrium of Leadership Hall immediately following the Festival
Please direct all inquiries to Mr. Kevin Enright, Executive Director for Administration, Dean's Office
For More Information:
Kevin J. Enright
Executive Director for Administration
Dean’s Office
University of Maryland School of Medicine
410-706-6866
Scientific Advisory Council:
This internationally acclaimed and distinguished scientists and council members include:
Rita Colwell, PhD
Professor and Chair, US Life Sciences at UMCP
Former Director, National Science Foundation
2006 National Medal of Science
Carol Greider, PhD
Professor & Chair, Molecular Biology at JHU
2009 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine
Member, IOM
George C. Hill, PhD
Former Vice-Chancellor at Vanderbilt University
Past President of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Member of the National Academy of Medicine
Philip Needleman, PhD
President/CEO, St. Louis Science Center
Former President, Searle R&D
Member, National Academy of Sciences
Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health
Harold T. Shapiro Distinguished University Professor
Ralph Snyderman, M.D.
Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University & James B. Duke Professor of Medicine
Former President & CEO, Duke University Health System
Former Chair, AAMC
Member, IOM