6th Annual Midwest Aging Consortium Research Symposium
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
April 23 – 25, 2025
About | Invited Speakers | Registration & Abstract Submission | Program
Travel | Venue & Hotel | Meeting Organizers | Dates and Deadlines
If you have questions about registration or your abstract submission, please contact Shelly McCrady-Spitzer at mccradyspitzer.shelly@mayo.edu
About 2025 MAC Symposium
The Annual MAC Symposium is the primary conference featuring the latest aging research from across the Midwest. The MAC symposium is also a great networking and career development opportunity for trainees and early-career scientists. The format of the conference will include oral sessions and poster sessions. Each oral session will include invited speakers and speakers selected from abstracts.
The MAC symposium is heavily focused on trainees. A number of travel and poster awards will be given to outstanding students and postdocs who will be presenting at the symposium.
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Invited Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Douglas Mashek, PhD
Hemali Phatnani, PhD
Session Speakers
Mayo Clinic – Rochester
The Ohio State University
Northwestern University
The Ohio State University
Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Michigan
Program
The program will consist of invited talks, abstract presentations, and poster sessions over 1.5 days, plus a Welcome Reception on Wednesday, April 25, 2025.
Program Overview
Wednesday, April 23
- Registration and Welcome Reception
Thursday, April 24
- Registration and Breakfast
- Keynote Presentation 1
- Session 1: Cellular Senescence and Aging
- Break
- Session 2: Metabolism and Aging
- Session 3: Poster teasers
- Lunch
- Session 4: Age-Related Disease
- Break
- Session 5: Immune Aging
- Session 6: Poster Session
- Dinner
Friday, April 25
- Breakfast
- Keynote Presentation 2
- Session 7: Therapeutic Development and Clinical Research
- Break
- Session 8: Stress Response and Aging
- Poster prize awards/Travel awards
- Adjournment
Detailed program
Registration, Abstract submission & Travel Award Application
Registration Fee (non-refundable):
Undergraduate Student $50
Graduate Student $50
Postdoc, Research Scientist $50
Staff, Faculty, Group Leader, PI $100
Registration Fee includes:
All Conference Sessions
Welcome reception on April 23; Breakfast, lunch, & dinner on April 24; Breakfast on April 25
Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions are due no later than February 28, 2025. Any abstracts not submitted by February 28, will not be eligible for oral presentations, awards, or published in conference documents.
Abstract Submission Instructions:
– Please prepare your abstract in Microsoft Word and follow the abstract template file here.
Please name your abstract file following the format,“First name_Last name.docx”
– Font: Arial, size 12
– Abstracts may not be longer than 3000 characters with spaces.
– The maximum size of your abstract file is 5 MB.
– In the abstract submission form, please provide your email and indicate if you’d like your abstract to be considered as an oral presentation
– Any abstracts that were not selected for oral presentations will be listed for poster presentations.
– To participate in the poster award competition, you must bring a poster and present it at the poster session, even if your abstract is selected for a short talk.
Poster details:
Posters must not exceed 42″ X 42″.
Review Criteria for Best Poster Award:
1. Both scientific merit and clarity of presentation will be evaluated.
2. Presenting author on the abstract will receive the award
3. The posters from Undergraduate, Graduate students and Postdoctoral scholars may be evaluated separately.
Travel Awards
Limited travel awards will be given to outstanding students and postdocs based on the scientific merits of their NIH biosketch, abstracts, and/or poster Presentations. The NIH biosketch must be submitted no later than February 28, 2025, to be eligible for travel awards.
Apply for MAC Travel Award:
Please submit your NIH biosketch in PDF form below.
Selection Criteria for MAC Travel Award:
1. Eligibility: Graduate students or postdocs who submit an abstract may apply for MAC Travel Awards.
2. Significance of research: Relevance to aging research and the potential impact on the field
3. Productivity (based on NIH biosketch): Publication record, previous awards, conference presentations
4. The applications from graduate students and postdocs may be reviewed separately
Online Registration Deadline: February 28, 2025
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2025
Questions? Contact: mccradyspitzer.shelly@mayo.edu
Venue and Hotel
Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area
Travel and Transportation
Rochester International Airport (RST) or Minneapolis International Airport (MSP) are the recommended airports for the conference. Ground Transportation information for Rochester can be found here or for Minneapolis can be found here.
Meeting Organizers
Marissa Schafer, Mayo Clinic
Nathan LeBrasseur, Mayo Clinic
Ana Mora, Ohio State University
Mauricio Rojas, Ohio State University
Maria Mihaylova, Ohio State University
Scott Budinger, Northwestern University
Deborah Winter, Northwestern University
Luisa Morales-Nebreda, Northwestern University
Rozalyn Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Important Dates and Deadlines
December 2, 2024, Abstract submission open
December 2, 2024, Travel award application open
December 2, 2024, Registration open
February 28, 2025, Abstract submission deadline
February 28, 2025, Travel award application deadline
February 28, 2025, Registration deadline
April 2, 2025, Hotel reservation deadline
April 23-25, 2025, Conference dates
Questions? Contact: mccradyspitzer.shelly@mayo.edu
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