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The Sixth Annual Symposium of the Midwest Aging Consortium
Sturmlechner, Ines , Ashiqueali, Sarah , Martini, Hélène , Valdivieso, Karla , Franco, Ana Catarina , Guthikonda, Prashanth Kumar, Dosch, Andrew J. , Prieto, Luis I. , Asmussen, Niels C. , Latham, Amanda S. , Redden, James T, Leitschuh, Ethan A , Mashek, Douglas G. , Rodriguez-Lopez, Jhonny , Bernlohr, David , Knopf, Bailey A. , Lamming, Dudley W. , Johnston, Matthew J, Brown-Borg, Holly M., Tye, Spencer A, Rhoads, Timothy W. , Childs, Bennett G. , Li, Xinna, Jang, In Hwa, Camell, Christina D. , Miller, Zachary, Phatnani, Hemali , Haak, Andrew J. , Vanegas-Avendaño, Natalia, Akula, Ramya N, Limkar, Ajinkya R. , Leiser, Scott F, Correia, Jacinta , Bai, Hua, Olszewski, Szczepan, Seldeen, Kenneth L. , Budinger, G R Scott, Morales-Nebreda, Luisa C, Winter, Deborah R. , Spitzer, Shelly K McCrady, Rojas, Mauricio , Schafer, Marissa , Ashiqueali, Sarah A , Guthikonda, Prashanth, Rodriguez-Lopez, Jhonny , Monroe, T Blake , Bernlohr, David A , Lamming, Dudley W , Brown-Borg, Holly M , Rhoads, Timothy W , Gate, David M , Baker, Darren J , Li, Xinna , Miller, Zachary , Phatnani, Hemali , Konopka, Adam R , Limkar, Ajinkya R , Correia, Jacinta , Bai, Hua , Olszewski, Szczepan , Seldeen, Kenneth L , Morales-Nebreda, Luisa C , Winter, Deborah R , McCrady-Spitzer, Shelly K , Anderson, Rozalyn M , LeBrasseur, Nathan K , Schafer, Marissa J , Sturmlechner, Ines , Redden, James T., Passos, João F. , Robbins, Paul D. , Brown‐Borg, Holly M. , Tye, Spencer, Baker, Darren J. , Jang, In Hwa , Konopka, Adam R. , Ricke, William A. , Leiser, Scott F. , Morales‐Nebreda, Luisa , Anderson, Rozalyn M. , Mihaylova, Maria M. , Mora, Ana Lucia , LeBrasseur, Nathan K.
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | December 23, 2025 | Volume: 81 | Issue: 3 | Pages: No page available
Abstract Geroscience research benefits from interdisciplinary approaches, team science, and collaborations, which collectively facilitate the discovery of aging mechanisms and their translation into tangible, clinical interventions. Since its inception in 2019, the Midwest Aging Consortium (MAC) has provided an engaging platform for aging researchers in the United States’ Midwest to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas. The Sixth Annual Research Symposium of the MAC held at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in April 2025 highlighted the continued impact of the MAC in bringing together aging researchers, including many trainees and early career investigators, into a collaborative environment. This record-setting event featured interdisciplinary research on key aging mechanisms, including lipid metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, stress response, cellular senescence, and immune adaptations across organ systems. New therapeutic concepts and clinical trial approaches were presented. Cutting-edge methodologies including single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, metabolomics, and organoid cultures, to dissect aging process in tissue-specific and systemic contexts also were presented. Overall, the MAC symposium underscored the translational potential of geroscience and reinforced the MAC’s mission to accelerate aging research through regional collaborations and innovation.
The Fourth Annual Symposium of the Midwest Aging Consortium
Kim, Jinoh , Buffenstein, Rochelle , Vanegas, Natalia-Del Pilar , Agudelo-Garcia, Paula A., Rojas, Mauricio , Englund, Davis A. , Nunes, Allancer , Kohut, Marian L. , Kothadiya, Siddhant , Bardhan, Rizia , Camell, Christina D. , Sturmlechner, Ines , Lamming, Dudley W. , Leiser, Scott F. , Escorcia, Wilber , Gill, Matthew S. , Helfand, Stephen L., Korm, Sovannarith , Pehar, Mariana , Blaszkiewicz, Magdalena , McGregor, Eric R. , Stilgenbauer, Lukas , Taylor, Alicia , McNeill, Elizabeth M. , Sturmlechner, Ines , Lamming, Dudley W , Anderson, Rozalyn M , Bai, Hua , Englund, Davis A. , Bronikowski, Anne M. , Rosas, Lorena , Mora, Ana Lucia , LeBrasseur, Nathan K. , Robbins, Paul D. , Goronzy, Jörg J. , Yeh, Chung‐Yang , Huang, Shijiao , Taylor, Jackson R. , Gribble, Kristin E. , Townsend, Kristy L. , Anderson, Rozalyn M. , Sadagurski, Marianna , Stoeger, Thomas
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | November 5, 2024 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 11 | Pages: No page available
Abstract The Midwest Aging Consortium (MAC) has emerged as a critical collaborative initiative aimed at advancing our understanding of aging and developing strategies to combat the rising prevalence of age-related diseases. Founded in 2019, MAC brings together researchers from various disciplines and institutions across the Midwestern United States to foster interdisciplinary geroscience research. This report summarizes the highlights of the Fourth Annual Symposium of MAC, which was held at Iowa State University in May 2023. The symposium featured presentations on a wide array of topics, including studies on slow-aging animals, cellular senescence and senotherapeutics, the role of the immune system in aging, metabolic changes in aging, neuronal health in aging, and biomarkers for measuring the aging process. Speakers shared findings from studies involving a variety of animals, ranging from commonly used species such as mice, rats, worms, yeast, and fruit flies, to less-common ones like naked mole-rats, painted turtles, and rotifers. MAC continues to emphasize the importance of supporting emerging researchers and fostering a collaborative environment, positioning itself as a leader in aging research. This symposium not only showcased the current state of aging biology research but also highlighted the consortium’s role in training the next generation of scientists dedicated to improving the healthspan and well-being of the aging population.