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Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science | May 20-21, 2026 Workshop

More recordings and slides from this workshop will be made available soon.

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

  • Translation: Barriers and Pathways - Steve Cummings (Slides) (Recording)
  • Multidisciplinary Team Formation & Maintenance - Kristen Beavers (Slides) (Recording)
  • Tools to understand multidisciplinary interactions - Sijia Wei (Recording)
  • Case Study: MoTRPaC - William Kraus (Slides) (Recording)

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)