The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) will host Adam Konopka, assistant professor within the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology on the University of Wisconsin-Madison, at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in Gearhart Hall 108.

During his speak, Konopka will talk about research that discover the mechanistic foundation by which main geroprotective medication rapamycin and metformin impression growing old metabolism and the well being advantages of train.

Abstract: Physical exercise and a number of other pharmacological approaches individually fight age-associated situations and may prolong wholesome longevity. It at present stays unknown if pharmacological approaches to increase lifespan in animals will be translated to people. Further, whereas it’s tantalizing to extrapolate that combining geroprotective medication with train might prolong wholesome longevity past any particular person remedy, the present dogma means that taking main geroprotective medication on the identical day as train could restrict a number of well being advantages. In this seminar, Konopka will talk about research that discover the mechanistic foundation by which main geroprotective medication rapamycin and metformin impression growing old metabolism and the well being advantages of train.

Biography: Konopka is an assistant professor within the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The general theme of Konopka’s laboratory is to make use of a translational analysis method to know the pathogenesis and remedy of growing old and age-related ailments. Konopka’s laboratory makes use of each mannequin programs and performs medical trials to know the mechanistic foundation by which main geroprotective medication and/or train promote wholesome growing old with an emphasis on skeletal muscle metabolism and osteoarthritis.

This occasion is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health underneath Award No. P20GM139768. The content material is solely the authors’ accountability and doesn’t essentially characterize the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Pizza and drinks might be served. Please contact Kimberley Fuller, fullerk@uark.edu, for extra info. For these unable to attend in individual, this seminar may also be out there by way of Zoom.