SuperAgers and The New Age of Longevity | The Science and Technology Behind Living Better for Longer

Overview of Longevity and "SuperAgers"

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 10:00 am Zoom CST https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/93202469563

Speakers

Lisa Dhar, PhD, Class Coordinator and Moderator

  • Associate Vice President for Innovation and New Ventures
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Eric G. Neilson, MD

  • Eric G. Neilson, MD, MACP, FASN
  • Vice President for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Tamar D. Gefen, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Feinberg School of Medicine
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Douglas Vaughan, MD

  • Director, Potocsnak Longevity Institute
  • Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine Emeritus
  • Chief Academic Officer, Northwestern Medicine
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Suggested Readings

Precision, Physical Movement, and the Importance of Nutrition

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:00 am Zoom CST https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91361475124

Speakers

Prakash Jayabalan MD, PhD

  • Physician Scientist Director
  • Nancy W. Knowles Strength and Endurance Lab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
  • Associate Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
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Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD

  • Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
  • Feinberg School of Medicine
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Richard L. Lieber, PhD

  • Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President of Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:00 am Zoom CST https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98070054189

Speakers

Eric J. Perreault

  • Vice President for Research, Northwestern University
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Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD

  • Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Dean Richard H. Young and Ellen Stearns Young Professor
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Mitra Lavasani, PhD

  • Research Scientist
  • Director, Translational Cell Therapy Lab
  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
  • Associate Professor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University
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Positivity and Resilience

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:00 am Zoom CST https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/92856785300

Speakers

Henry S. Bienen

  • Interim President and President Emeritus
  • Northwestern University
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Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH

  • Vice Chair for for Scientific & Faculty Development, Department of Medical Social Sciences
  • Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science)
  • Professor, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
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