Presenters will include:
Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Center on Aging, UConn Health
Janko Nikolich, M.D., Ph.D.
Department Head, Immunobiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona
Co-Director, Arizona Center on Aging
"The Biology of Aging and our Body's Readiness for COVID-19 Vaccines."
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 28
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
This free, one-hour webinar will explore:
- Why the immune system is key to vaccine effectivenes
- What we know about how the human immune system ages
- How has a geroscience-perspective advanced our understanding of the aging immune system
- What we have learned (and have not learned) about the immune system and aging from animal models in the lab and human trials
- What our understanding of shingles, flu and pneumonia vaccines tells us about challenges for COVID-19 vaccines.
The audience will be invited to ask their questions in a 30-minute Q&A.
For more information, contact: American Federation for Aging Research at info@afar.org