“The Biology of Aging” joint symposium with the University of Pittsburgh and Tsinghua University.

May 2-3, Scaife Hall, 11th floor conference room

This eighth annual joint symposium between Pitt and Tsinghua in Beijing started at 9 a.m. today and continues through 4 p.m. May 3. Remaining sessions include:

1:30 p.m. May 2: Cancer and Aging

May 3

9 a.m.: Molecular Mechanisms That Drive Aging

10:45 a.m.: Translational Research in Cardiology and Aging

1 p.m.: Mechanisms of Cellular Aging

2:30 p.m.: The Roles of Mitochondrial Function and Autophagy in Aging

The P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series: “Nurturing Black Children: How Parents and Educators Can Support Children’s Positive Racial Identity” by Muffy Mendoza, author, parent and founder of Pittsburgh Brown Mamas
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 2, Carnegie Library–Homewood auditorium, 7101 Hamilton Ave.

Pitt’s Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education program will host the speech and a panel discussion of strategies that support young children's positive racial identity.