- BARTS - Brazilian Aging Research & Technology Symposium

BARTS – Brazilian Aging Research & Technology Symposium

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The III Brazilian Aging Research & Technology Symposium (BARTS 2025) is an interdisciplinary and international event that will have its third edition in April 26 – 27th, 2025 at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil.

The program consists of a list of invited speakers that will talk about the state of the art related to the use of technology to understand the aging process and also poster presentations to showcase ongoing research.

Stay connected with us and get the latest updates about the event on our Instagram page! @barts.ufjf ✨

Important Dates

Abstract Submission for poster presentation: April 7th, 2025

Abstract Acceptance: April 16th, 2025

Poster submission for printing: by April 23rd, 2025 (90 cm width x 120 cm height)

Event: April 26-27th, 2025

Topics

Are you interested in slowing down the aging process? Any research topics related to understanding the aging process are welcome.

Computational modeling of age-associated diseases;
Computational modeling of biological phenomena associated to aging and/or cell senescence;
Pharmacology research related to aging;
Drug development;
Other related topics.

Submission

Posters will be selected upon submission of an abstract. The document must include: Title, Authors and Affiliations, the Abstract and main References. The document should be up to 2 pages long. Only PDF documents are accepted.

Suggested Templates:

At least one author must register to the event before submission.

Program

	Saturday (April 26th)
9h	Registration
9h30	Opening session. “Effects of the Harmonic Patterns of Female Estradiol Secretion During the Menstrual and Diurnal Cycles”” Steven A. Garan (Center for Research and Education in Aging, CREA, University of California, Berkeley)
10h	“Nanorobotics and Aging Research” Nuno R. B. Martins, PhD (Center for Research and Education in Aging, CREA, University of California, Berkeley)
10h30	*Short break*
11h00	“Preserving life” Paul Spiegel, J.D. (Eclectic Law, Libertas Biomedical, LLC)
11h30	“Transplants and aging” Gustavo Fernandes Ferreira, PhD (President of Associação Brasileira de Transplante de Órgãos, ABTO)
12h30	*Lunch Break*
14h30	“Immaging in aging” Paulo Ambrosio (Professor at Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, UESC)
15h00	“Biomechanical models in Aging” Flavia Bastos (Professor at Applied and Computational Mechanics Department, UFJF)
15h30	“Modeling Osteoporosis” Ana Clara Verly (Master student at the Graduate Program in Computational Modeling, UFJF)
16h30	*Coffee Break*
	Poster session #1
19h00	Dinner*

* more information available at the day of the event.

	Sunday (April 27th)
8h30	Registration
9h	Opening session. “Genetics of Aging and Life Extension” Cythia Kenyon (Vice President, Aging Research, Calico)
10h	“Alzheimer’s disease” Greg Cole, PhD (Director of the UCLA Alzheimer’s Center)
10h30	*Short coffee break*
11h00	“Metabolomics Unveils Disrupted Pathways in Parkinson’s Disease: Toward Biomarker-Based Diagnosis” Ana Claudia Chagas, PhD (Professor at Pharmaceutical Sciences Department,UFJF)
11h30	“Neuroinflammation and Aging” Luan Cristian da Silva, PhD (Professor at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, UFJF).
12h	“Computational modeling of neurodegenerative diseases” Matheus Ávila Moreira de Paula (Professor at CEFET)
12h30	*Lunch Break*
14h30	“Technological Innovations in Elderly-centered Care” Marco Tulio Gualberto Cintra (Director of Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, SBGG-MG)
15h00	“Smartphone Use, Digital Addiction and Physical and Mental Health in Community‑dwelling Older Adults“ Giancarlo Lucchetti (Professor at Geriatrics Department, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF)
15h30	“Data Intensive Scalable Computing: Edge-Fog-Cloud in E-Health Environment” Mario Dantas, PhD, University of Southampton (UK) (Professor at Graduate Program in Computer Science, PPGCC, UFJF)
16h30	*Coffee Break*
	Poster session #2
17h30	Closing session and Prize announcement

Venue

Academic Buildings & Civic Square (Photo: Caique Cahon/UFJF)

Acoustic Shell (Photo: Caique Cahon/UFJF)

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Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil.

Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n – Campus Universitário
Bairro São Pedro – CEP: 36036-900 – Juiz de Fora – MG

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The city

Juiz de Fora is a medium sized city with approximately 557 thousand inhabitants. The distance of Juiz de Fora to important brazilian cities is:
- Rio de Janeiro (RJ): 184 kilometres (114 mi)
- Belo Horizonte (MG): 272 kilometres (169 mi)
- São Paulo (SP): 506 kilometres (314 mi)
- Vitória (ES): 519 kilometres (322 mi)
- Brasília (DF): 992 kilometres (616 mi)

Although lying within tropical latitudes, the climate is relatively mild. In May we expect temperatures from 16°C (60 °F) to 24°C (75 °F).
Must try typical food from the state of Minas Gerais
Please check other interesting tourist attractions here!

Enjoy a video about Juiz de Fora by Juiz de Fora Convention & Visitors Bureau:

City tours can be organized if enough participants are interested.

Not included at the event.

Scientific Committee

Flavia Bastos (Coordinator of the Computational Modeling Graduate Program, UFJF)
Antonio Carlos Godinho (Coordinator of the Geriatrics Graduate Course, Suprema)
Rodrigo Weber dos Santos (Professor at the Computational Modeling Graduate Program, UFJF)