BIOLOGY OF AGEING - OPEN SIG MEETING: June 17th 2021

The EuGMS SIG on Biology of ageing is glad to invite you to a series of monthly open meetings to introduce the latest and most representative activities of the teams and members of the SIG.

Each meeting will include a presentation and a a time for discussion.

 

Next meeting will be on June 17th 2021 - 1PM CEST - 60 minutes -

Topic: Physical exercise to counter inflammageing.

Presented by: Ivan Bautmans who is MSc Physiotherapy & PhD Medical Sciences, and an expert in biogerontological research: physical training of older persons, sarcopenia and inflammation. His work on muscle fatigue in frailty was awarded by 6 scientific prizes among which the 3 most prestigious Belgian gerontology awards (2013 King Baudouin Foundation's PRIZE MARIE-THÉRÈSE DE LAVA; 2009 DE COOMAN PRIZE; 2010 BORGERHOFF PRIZE). He obtained funding from FWO, VUB, Willy Gepts Fund, EU (FP7, AAL), WCF (The Netherlands) and sponsored clinical trials. Ivan is full-time appointed as tenured professor (hoogleraar) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) where he is head of the Gerontology and Frailty in Ageing research (https://fria.research.vub.be) departments. He coordinates an Interdisciplinary Research Program @VUB on Active and Healthy Ageing, and a Strategic Growth Research Program @VUB on the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise in the aged. At the VUB he is coordinator of the Research Master of Gerontological Sciences (www.vub.ac.be/en/study/research-master-gerontological-sciences) where he gives lectures on healthy ageing & research methodology. He is also board member (President elect in 2013-2015) of the Belgian Society for Gerontology & Geriatrics (www.geriatrie.be) and founding board member of the Belgian Ageing Muscle Society (www.ageingmuscle.be). At SOMT University of Physiotherapy (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) he is scientific advisor and PI of the Fatigue Resistance AMErsfoort (FRAME) study and the AMersfoort COhort study on functional decline, Healthy ageing & Frailty (AMCOHF) study. @SOMT he gives lectures on geriatric rehabilitation and is responsible for the Master Thesis of the students in Geriatric Physiotherapy.

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