Masters of Ageing - Getting ageing in mice largely under control
| Datum | dinsdag 15 oktober 2013 |
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| Tijd | 16:00 – 18:00 uur |
| Faculteit | Geneeskunde/LUMC |
| Locatie | Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing Poortgebouw, south entrance, room 0.15 Rijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden |
By prof.dr. Jan Hoeijmakers
Our DNA is constantly damaged by influences from inside and outside our body. Damage in our DNA can cause diseases, like cancer, and it can make our body age. Hoeijmakers researches our DNA repair mechanisms. By modulating DNA repair, he recently succeeded in largely controlling the process of ageing in mammals like mice.
Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers is an expert in the field of DNA repair and ageing. He studied biology and joined the genetics department of Erasmus MC after taking his doctoral degree in 1981. Since 1993 he is professor in Molecular Genetics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Under his leadership, a brand new molecular biological research started in the field of ageing and cancer. Hoeijmakers has received various prices and grants for his scientific work.
Programme
16.00 – Introduction by Dr. Diana van Heemst, Leyden Academy
16.10 – Lecture by Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers, Erasmus University
17.15 – Discussion
17.30 – Drinks
Send an e-mail by 11 October to register for this free academic lecture: ageing@leydenacademy.nl.