Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science | May 20-21, 2026 Workshop
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Agenda & Plenaries
- Workshop Agenda
- Welcome and Overview of the RCCN - Steven Austad (Recording)
- Plenary: What Makes for an Effective Team in Science? - Stephen Fiore (Slides) (Recording)
- Plenary: What the RCCN Has Learned About Promoting Multidisciplinary Research - Stephen Kritchevsky (Recording)
Topic 1: Multidisciplinary Teams
Topic 2: Early Translation
- The Mechanistic - Observational Divide - Stacey Rizzo (Slides)
- Combining Human and Preclinical Studies - Veronique VanderHorst (Slides) (Recording)
- Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches for Using Organoids in Early Translational Applications - Jerome Mertens (Slides) (Recording)
- Early Translation Case Study: Lithium Mouse to Trial - Bruce Yankner
Topic 3: Multidisciplinary Communities/Geroscience
- Population Health’s Perspective on an Aging Society - Jessica Faul (Slides) (Recording)
- Economist’s Perspective on an Aging Society - Lauren Schmitz (Slides) (Recording)
- Basic Scientist’s Perspective on Aging Organisms - Steven Austad (Slides) (Recording)
- Clinical Researcher’s Perspective of Aging People - George Kuchel (Slides) (Recording)
- Social Scientist’s Perspective on Living Longer - Rafael Samper-Ternent (Slides) (Recording)
Topic 4: Tools and Barriers in Multidisciplinary Research
- Use of Existing Data Collected by Other Disciplines - Eric Klopack (Slides) (Recording)
- Barriers in Academics to Multidisciplinary Team Science - David A. Bennett (Slides) (Recording)
- Including the Community in Multidisciplinary Teams - Patricia Garcia (Slides) (Recording)
- Mentoring Outside Your Comfort Zone - Ken Covinsky (Slides) (Recording)