QBio Symposium

Symposium 2022

“Age is just a number!”

This years QBio symposium was focused on aging: From human bodies to cells, from the universe to wine. The symposium was held on 30 november 2022.

The current schedule for the symposium was as follows:

Time What Location Info
9:15-9:45 Room open KBG Cosmos
9:45-10:00 Introduction KBG Cosmos
10:00-11:00 Prof. Andrea Maier KBG Cosmos Geroscience in the context of Longevity Medicine
11:00-12:00 Dr. Elisa Chisari KBG Cosmos
12:00-13:00 Lunch Corridor next to KBG Cosmos
13:00-14:00 Prof. Harro Meijer Ruppert Wit Too young, too old, or just how old. Age determination using Radiocarbon
14:00-15:00 Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers Ruppert Wit DNA repair: The contribution of basic sciences to understand the process of ageing and promote healthy ageing
15:00-15:30 Break Ruppert Wit
15:30-16:30 Prof. José Borghans Ruppert Wit
16:30-17:30 Wrap-up / drinks Hall next to Ruppert Wit

The 2022 QBio symposium is sponsored by the Utrecht Bioninformatics Center, the Dutch society for theoretical biology, the Institute of Biodynamics and Biocomplexity and the Science Honours Academy.

Make sure to keep a lookout for any future updates!