Healthy Muscle Ageing Conference Scientific Programme
Friday 15 September 2023
8.15 to 9.10am Registration, Refreshments and Networking
9.10 to 9.25am Welcome and Introduction
Welcome: Prof. Jatin Burniston, Professor of Muscle Proteomics (Liverpool John Moores University) and Conference Chair
Introduction: Prof. Rachel Cooper, McArdle Chair in Ageing (Newcastle University) and ART of Healthy Ageing Network Co-Lead
9.25 to 10.40am Session 1 – Omic analyses of human muscle ageing
Chair: Prof Stuart Phillips (McMaster University)
9.25 to 9.30am Introduction
9.30 to 9.55am Speaker: Dr Colleen Deane (University of Southampton)
Talk title: Proteomic and Transcriptomic Features of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Resistance Exercise Training as a Function of Age
9.55 to 10.05am Discussion
10.05 to 10.30am Speaker: Prof Jatin Burniston (Liverpool John Moores University)
Talk title: Proteome Dynamics to Inform Healthy Muscle Ageing
10.30 to 10.40am Discussion
10.40 to 11am Coffee Break
11am to 12.30pm Session 2 – Sex Hormones and Muscle Ageing
Chairs: Dr José Areta and Dr Kelsie Johnson (Liverpool John Moores University)
11 to 11.05am Introduction
11.05 to 11.30am Speaker: Prof K Sreekumaran Nair (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN)
Talk title: Sex Hormone Regulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis
11.30 to 11.40am Discussion
11.40am to 12.20pm Speaker: Prof Mette Hansen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Talk title: Influence of Menopause and use of Hormone Therapy on Muscle Mass and Muscle Function
12.20 to 12.30pm Discussion
12.30 to 2pm Lunch Break and Poster Presentations
Presenters please be by your posters between 1 and 1.45pm
2 to 3.15pm Session 3 – Investigations in Muscle Ageing
Chairs: Dr Jamie Pugh and Dr Richie Kirwan (Liverpool John Moores University)
2 to 2.05pm Introduction
2.05 to 2.50pm Speaker: Dr Caroline Staunton (University of Liverpool)
Talk title: Aquaporins: a hole in our understanding of sarcopenia
2.30 to 2.40pm Discussion
2.40 to 3.05pm Speaker: Dr Oliver Witard (King’s College London)
Talk title: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ingestion and Skeletal Muscle Protein Turnover in Older Adults
3.05 to 3.15pm Discussion
3.15 to 3.45pm Coffee Break
3.45 to 5.15pm Session 4 – Interventions to Offset Muscle Ageing
Chair: Prof Claire Stewart (Liverpool John Moores University)
3.45 to 3.50pm Introduction
3.50 to 4.15pm Speaker: Prof Leigh Breen (University of Birmingham)
Talk title: Combatting Muscle Disuse Atrophy in the Quest for Healthy Ageing
4.15 to 4.25pm Discussion
4.25 to 5.05pm Speaker: Prof Stuart Phillips (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA)
Talk title: Sipping from the Fountain of Youth: Strategies for Staving off Ageing (Muscle)
5.05 to 5.15pm Discussion
5.15 to 5.35pm Poster Awards and Closing Remarks
HMAC Organisers: Prof Jatin Burniston, Dr José Areta, Dr Richie Kirwan, Dr Jamie Pugh and Dr Kelsie Johnson.