The II Brazilian Aging Research & Technology Symposium (BARTS 2024) is an interdisciplinary and international event that will have its second edition in May 25 – 26th, 2024 at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil.
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Submission | Topics | Program | Venue | Pictures | Organizers
Important Dates
Abstract Submission: May 6th, 2024 Extended to May 12th, 2024!
Acceptance: May 20th, 2024
Event: May 25-26th, 2024
Topics
Are you interested in slowing down the aging process? Any research topics related to understanding the aging process are welcome.
- Mathematical modeling of age-associated diseases;
- Mathematical modeling of biological phenomena associated to aging and/or cell senescence;
- Pharmacology research related to aging;
- Drug development;
- Other related topics.
Registration is closed!
Poster Session
Graduate and Undergraduate Students are encouraged to submit abstracts for poster presentations.
Recommended poster size: 90 cm wide x 120 cm height. (We can print your poster! Prepare it and wait for instructions)
Prepare to talk about your poster for 3 – 5 min.
🏆 A prize was offered for best posters!
Congratulations to the winners!
This year’s best poster was awarded to:
“Creation of Virtual Cardiac Models for Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy”, presented by Thais de Jesus Soares.
And honoroble mention given to:
“A comparative study of estradiol secretion during human menstrual and rat estrous cycles using clinical data and mathematical modeling with applications in menopause and aging research”, presented by Karthikha Sri Indran.
Submission is closed!
Proceedings will be published soon!
Posters were selected upon submission of an abstract. The document should contain the Title, Authors and Affiliations, the Abstract and main References. It should contain up to 2 pages. Only PDF documents will be accepted.
Suggested Templates:
At least one author should register to the event before submission.
Abstracts presented in person during poster session at the symposium will be published in the conference proceedings (via Even3).
*Selected authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their work for consideration to a Special Issue. More information soon.
Program
Steven A. Garan
Wanderleya Toledo dos Santos
Alessandra Zonari (CSO, One Skin)
Rodrigo Alves Dias (Professor in the Physics Department, UFJF)
Holly Brown-Borg (Professor in the Biomedical Sciences Department at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Bryan Muniz (Master student in Applied Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG),* more information available at the day of the event.
Bárbara Quintela
Ruy Freitas Reis
Rodrigo Weber (Professor in the Computer Science Department and Computational Modeling Graduate Program, UFJF)
Marcelo Lobosco (Professor in the Computer Science Department and Computational Modeling Graduate Program,UFJF)
David Wanetick (CEO, Davos in the Desert)
Anastasia Trushchankova (Center for Research and Education in Aging, CREA, University of California, Berkeley),
Venue
ICE building (Photo: Caique Cahon/UFJF)
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
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.
Trade Hotel is offering a discount for BARTS attendees from May 24th to May 27th! Just book through their website (https://www.tradejf.com.br/) and insert the promotional code BARTS24!
First Edition
More information on the first edition here.
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)
Organizers
Barbara de Melo Quintela (DCC/UFJF)
Steven A. Garan (CREA UC Berkeley, LBNL)
Nuno R. B. Martins, PhD (CREA, UC Berkeley, USA)
Alessandreia Oliveira (DCC/UFJF)
Students
Ana Clara Verly (PPGMC/UFJF)
Beatriz Rubião (PPGMC/UFJF)
Carlos Alexandre (UFJF)
Gabriel Malosto (UFJF)
Gustavo Gonçalves Silva (UFJF)
João Víctor C. Oliveira (PPGMC/UFJF)
Luiza Caldeira
Daniel (UFJF)
Maria Luísa R.
Guimarães (UFJF)
Matheus Avila M.
de Paula (UFJF)
Pedro Meneghetti (UFJF)
Samuel Nascimento (UFJF)
Sponsor
We thank the support of:
