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The IV Brazilian Aging Research & Technology Symposium (BARTS 2027) is an interdisciplinary and international event that will have its third edition in July 1-3, 2027 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 ✨

 


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Important Dates

Abstract Submission for poster presentation: tbd

Abstract Acceptance notification: tbd

Poster submission for printing: tbd

  • 90 cm width x 120 cm height
  • send the file as pdf as informed at the acceptance email

Event: July 1-3, 2027


Topics

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

  • Models of age-associated diseases;
  • Computational modeling of biological phenomena associated with aging;
  • Use of AI applied to aging research;
  • Other topics related to the use of available technology to understand the aging process.

 


Submission

Posters will be selected upon submission of an abstract. The document must include: TitleAuthors 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.

Poster submission for printing:

  • 90 cm width x 120 cm height
  • send the file as pdf as informed at the acceptance email

 

Program

 

 

 

July 1st – Thursday

4-6 pm Registration and Workshop (mandatory for trainees)
7 pm Event Dinner*

* More information available on the day of the event.

July 2nd – Friday

8h30 am Registration
9 am Opening words – Barbara Quintela (PPGMC/UFJF)
Session – Neurobiology of Aging I
9h15 am Invited speaker – Jayshree Samanta (UGA, USA)
9h45 am Invited speaker – Eliana Toscano (FAMED – UFJF)
10h30 am Short break
Session – Neurobiology of Aging II
10h45 am Invited speaker – Luan C da Silva (ICB – UFJF)
11h30 am Invited speaker – tbd
12h15 am Lunch Break
Session –  Endocrinology of Aging
2h30 pm Invited speaker – tbd
3h15 pm Invited speaker – tbd
4 pm Coffee Break and Poster session

 

 

 

 

July 3rd – Saturday

Session – Computational Modeling of Aging I
9 am Registration
9h30 am Invited speaker – Steve Garan (CREA, UC Berkeley)
1015 am Invited speaker – tbd
11 am Short break
Session – Computational Modeling of Aging II
11h15 Invited speaker – tbd
12 am Invited speaker – tbd
12h45 Lunch Break
Session – Use of AI to understand Aging
3 pm Invited speaker – tbd
3h45 pm Invited speaker – tbd
4h30 pm Short break
4h45 pm Panel – tbd
5h30 pm Prize announcement and closing words

 

Venue

 

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

 


 

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 (Professor and 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)
  • Marcelo Lobosco (Professor at the Computational Modeling Graduate Program, UFJF)

 


 

Organizers

 


 

Students

 


 

 


 

We thank the support of: