INVITED SPEAKERS FOR 2006:

06-1. January 17, 2006

"Synchronized Beating of Cardiomyocytes Derived from Undifferentiated Stem-Cells in Culture"

by

Jay P. Sharma, CEO and COO
Celprogen, Inc.
1871 North Gaffey Street, Suites A&B
San Pedro, CA 90734
Voice: 310-547-3975
FAX: 310-547-2975
E-mail: jaysharma@celprogen.com
URL: www.celprogen.com

06-2. February 13, 2006

"Female Sexual Medicine"

by

Dr. Jennifer R. Berman, M.D.
Female Urology and Female Sexual Medicine
Berman Women's Wellness Center
421 North Rodeo Drive, PH-1
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Voice: 310-432-6644
FAX: 310-432-6651
E-mail: drjrberman@mdsynergy.com
URL: newshe.com/wsh2004/womanbrochure2004.html

06-3. March 13, 2006

"The History of PET Scanning and Microfluidic Diagnostics"

by

Prof. Michael E. Phelps, Ph.D.,
Norton Simon Professor and Chairman
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Institute for Molecular Medicine and Crump Institute
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Voice: 310-825-6539
E-mail: mphelps@mednet.ucla.edu

06-4. April 10, 2006

"From Immunobiology to Telomere Biology"

by

Dr. Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Voice: 301-496-1752
FAX: 301-496-1072
E-mail: bapquery@nia.nih.gov
URL: www.nia.nih.gov/aboutNIA/DirectorsPages

06-5. May 22, 2006

"Defining Life and Death: Legal and Ethical Issues"

Prof. Neil S. Wenger, M.D.
Department of Medicine and Chairman Medical Center Ethics Committee
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
911 Broxton Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1736
Voice: 310-794-2288; 794-1230
FAX: 310-794-0732
E-mail: nwenger@mednet.ucla.edu
URL: www.healthcare.ucla.edu/ethics

06-6. June 26, 2006

"Aging Research in Perspective"

by

Prof. George M. Martin, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Pathology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7470
Voice: 206-543-5088
FAX: 206-685-8356
Cell: 206-650-1608
E-mail: gmmartin@u.washington,edu

06-7. July 10, 2006

"Is Aging Just Another Disease?: Benefits and Opportunity Costs"

by

Prof. Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D., Chairman
Department of Health Services
School of Public Health
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
P. O. Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
Voice: 310-825-7652
FAX: 310-825-3317
E-mail: rmkaplan@ucla.edu

06-8. August 14, 2006

"Nitric Oxide and Aging"

by

Prof. Louis J. Ignarro, Ph.D.
1998 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Voice: 310-825-5159
FAX: 310-206-0589
E-mail: lignarro@mednet.ucla.edu

06-9. September 11, 2006

"Cholesterol Myths"

by

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

06-10. October 24, 2006

"Science, Religion, and Politics"

by

Mr. Sam Harris, Graduate Student
Program in Neurosciences at the
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
E-mail: author@samharris.org
E-mail: sam@samharris.org
URL: www.samharris.org

06-11. November 14, 2006

"Genetic Vectors 101: Potential Uses in Tissue Regeneration and Repair"

by

Dr. John A. Zaia, M.D., Chairman
Division of Virology
Beckman Research Institute
City of Hope
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Voice: 626-471-7149
FAX: 626-301-8458
Pager: 626-423-6438
E-mail: jzaia@bricoh.edu
E-mail: jzaia@coh.org
URL: www.cityofhope.org/bricoh/virology

06-12. December 11, 2006

"Stem Cells: A Primer"

by

Prof. David Baltimore, Ph.D.
Nobel Laureate and former President
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California