MEDIA CONTACT: Patsy Jones
561-297-1307, patsyj@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (December 27, 2006) – Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science presents David Wilson, Ph.D. as a guest speaker in the first public lecture of the Spring 2007 Frontiers in Science program. The lecture, entitled “How and Why We Age: Clues to Reducing Human Aging,” will take place on Thursday, January 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 126 in the Charles E. Schmidt Biomedical Science Center.
Wilson is a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a professor of biology at the University of Miami. He supports the view that we are close to a partial solution to the problem of aging and should soon be able to double the human life span.
Wilson will discuss recent advances in the science of aging that have given us insights into why and how we age. By up-regulating the expression of repair and maintenance of genes, we may be able to delay senescence and age-related disorders, leading to longer, healthier lives. Wilson also will discuss some risks and negative consequences involved in this process.
This lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, supported by FAU’s Lifelong Learning Society Endowed Professorship. For more information, contact Patsy Jones at 561-297-1307 or patsyj@fau.edu.
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Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses strategically located along 150 miles of Florida's southeastern coastline. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts nine colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering & Computer Science, and Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs.
