“The Biology of Aging” (Hybrid Event)

Toren Finkel, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Toren Finkel received his undergraduate degree in Physics and his MD and PhD degree from Harvard Medical School. Following a residency in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he completed a fellowship in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medical School. In 1992, after completing his clinical training, he came to the NIH as an Investigator within the Intramural Research Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Over the next 25 years at the NIH, he held various positions including Chief of the Cardiology Branch and Chief of the Center for Molecular Medicine within the NHLBI.

He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). He has also been inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. He serves on numerous editorial boards including currently serving on the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science. As of Sept 1st 2017, Dr. Finkel assumed the role of the Director of the Aging Institute, and the G. Nicholas Beckwith III and Dorothy B. Beckwith Endowed Chair of Translational Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC. Over the last three decades, his laboratory has made important contributions in our understanding of the role of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial function and quality control pathways in aging and age-related diseases.

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Dr. Finkel’s OBJECTIVES:

• Assess the relationship between age and disease.
• Assess the determinants of human lifespan.
• Evaluate current strategies to augment human health span by leveraging aging biology

Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Finkel has indicated he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Planning Committee Disclosure

Dr. Deshpande has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – GI Health Foundation

Dr. Weiss has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – Prizm LLC
  
• Advisor – Fortress Pharmaceuticals

Laura Pinzon has indicated she has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Target Audience

Primary care physicians.

Accreditation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.   Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.”