INVITED SPEAKERS FOR 2005:

05-1. January 17, 2005

"Cells, Aging, and Human Disease"

by

Prof. Michael B. Fossel, M..D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Michigan State University
East Lancing, Michigan
Home: 616-676-8779
E-mail: mfossel@earthlink.net
URL: msu.edu

05-2. February 21, 2005

"The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach"

by

Prof. Christof Koch, Ph.D.
Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology
Executive Officer of "Computation and Neural Systems"
Division of Biology, 139-74
California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125
Voice: 626-395-6855
FAX: 626-796-8876
E-mail: koch@klab.caltech.edu
URL: www.klab.caltech.edu

05-3. March 21, 2005

"The Proteasome and the Mitochondrial Lon Protease in Aging"

by

05-4. April 11, 2005

"Coenzyme Q-10, Lifespan Extension, and Oral Supplementation Problems"

by

Dr. Steven B. Harris, M.D.
Critical Care Research, Inc.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Voice: 909-987-3883
E-mail: sbharris.ix.netcom.com

05-5. May 23, 2005

"Nutritional Recommendations for Anti-Aging Medicine"

Dr. Bijan Pourat, M.D., FACC, FRCP
Diplomat American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases
Internal Medicine, and Cardiac Catheterization
Anti-Aging Medicine
125 North Robertson Street
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Voice: 310-550-8000
FAX: 310-652-5763
E-mail: noelburton@msn.com

05-6. June 13, 2005

"Amyloid Peptide Channels in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's and Related Diseases"

by

Bruce L. Kagan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine
Brain Research Institute
Mental Retardation Research Center
760 Westwood Plaza, 67-468
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759
Voice: 310-206-2372
FAX: 310-206-4999
E-mail: bkagan@mednet.ucla.edu

05-7. July 11, 2005

"Systems Biology: Deciphering the Networks of Life"

by

Prof. Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., President
Institute for Systems Biology
1441 North 34th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-8904
Voice: 206-732-1201
FAX: 206-732-1254
E-mail:lhood@ystemsbiology.org"

05-8. August 8, 2005

"Ethical Issues in Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

by

Steven Peckman, MFA
Associate Director for Administration and Planning
UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine
Los Angeles, California
[Formerly, Associate Director of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the UCLA Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS)]
Voice: 310-794-4919
FAX: 310-206-0055
E-mail: speckman@mednet.ucla.edu

05-9. September 12, 2005

"Frailty and Therapeutic Approaches"

by

05-10. October 10, 2005

"Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Using a Challenge Test to Peripheral B-Cells"

by

Prof. Milan Fiala, M.D.,
Associate Researcher
Department of Medicine
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6970
Voice: 310-206-6392
FAX: 310-825-2042
E-mail: fiala@ucla.edu

05-11. November 14, 2005

"Can Starvation Diets Really Extend Human Life?"

by

Prof. Jay Phelan, Ph.D., Academic Administrator
Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
Voice: 310-825-0149
E-mail: jay@ucla.edu

05-12. December Meeting; November 17, 2005

"Stem Cell Research in Singapore"

by

Dr. Alan Colman, Ph.D., CEO
ES Cell International
11 Biopolis Way
#05-06 Helios
SINGAPORE 138667
DID: +65-6774-9535 PA (Rajindar Kaur): +65-6774-9531
FAX: +65-6774-5077
E-mail: acoleman@escellinternational.com
URL: www.escellinternational.com