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Progress in Longevity Medical Seminar Series (PLMSS) are KLRI's quarterly seminars designed to provide practicing physicians and other healthcare providers with key, up-to-date topical information on the latest medical research and advancements in aging and longevity. PLMSS is accredited by the University of Arizona for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. We present world-renowned featured guest speakers who are experts in the fields of aging, geriatrics, hormones, genetics, antioxidants and other supplementation, cognitive function and dementia, exercise, metabolic rate and various diseases and treatments. Click on the links below to view the flyers for previous seminars.

Hyponatremia-Induced Osteoporosis
Joseph G. Verbalis, MD
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Program Director, GCRC
Georgetown University Medical Center

Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain In the Elderly
Pam Squire, MD

Stress Signaling in and the Modulation of Age-Related Behavioral Decline Via Dietary Fruit and Walnut Supplementation
James Joseph, PhD
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

The Endeavor of High Maintenance Homeostasis: Resting Metabolic Rate and Legacy of Longevity
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Senior Investigator, Clinical Research Branch National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

Estrogen, Cognition and Alzheimer’s Disease Is There a Window For Benefit?
Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Health Research & Policy
Professor, Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences Stanford University

Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Lessons From the Pima Indians
Robert G. Nelson, MD, PhD
Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Instiutes of Health

Pycnogenol®, a Dietary Supplement with Antioxidant and Cardioprotective Activities
Ronald Ross Watson, PhD
Professor of Health Promotion Sciences
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
University of Arizona Health Science Center

The Genetic and Molecular Basis of Longevity: Lessons Learned from Comparative Studies of Yeast, Worms, Fruit Flies, Mice and Humans
Anna McCormick, PhD
Chief, Genetics and Cell Biology Branch
Genetics Program Manager, Biology of Aging Program
NIA, NIH; Bethesda, MD

Genetic and Epigenetic Contributions to Intraspecific & Interspecific Variations in Longevity
George Martin, MD
Professor of Pathology Emeritus
Director Emeritus, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

An Epidemiologist Looks at Male Aging: How Much Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
John B. McKinlay, PhD
Director, Senior Vice President, and Chief Scientist New England Research Institutes, Inc.
Consultant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Control During Aging
Kathryn Sandberg, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Center for the Study of Sex Differences In Health, Aging and Disease
Georgetown University Medical Center

Complementary & Alternative Medicine and Prostate Cancer: New Perspectives on the Actions of DHEA and Lycopene
Marc Blackman, MD
Chief, Endocrine Section; Laboratory of Clinical Investigation
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Instiutes of Health; Bethesda, MD

Brain Imaging, Genomics and the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
Eric Reiman, MD
Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Clinical Director, Neurogenomics Division, Translational GenomicsResearch Institute (TGen)
Professor & Associate Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona
Director, Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium