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Wisdom, Compassion and Longevity Symposium – June 6

The UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and The Stein Institute for
Research on Aging invite you to this year's symposium!
Wisdom, Compassion, and Longevity
Symposium of the UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging

June 6, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center (MET)
Main Auditorium, UC San Diego
This year's UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging Symposium will focus
on wisdom, compassion, and longevity. Please join us on June 6, 2018 to
learn more about these topics.
Wisdom is typically considered to be the fruit of a long life as well as
the accumulation of experiences lived and lessons learned. A concept
rooted in religion and philosophy, wisdom in recent years has been a
subject of scientific research. Our own studies here at the UC San
Diego Center for Healthy Aging have shown that wisdom is a complex human
trait based in distinct regions of the brain. Wisdom is associated with
happiness, well-being, and less loneliness. Just as a patient might
improve their cardiovascular health, at some point we might be able
learn how to boost our wisdom.
Two previous symposiums drew crowds from the community and a lot of
media attention. This year's event will be held on the UC San Diego
campus at the T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center
(MET) Auditorium and will feature keynote speakers and multidisciplinary
panels with prominent national and international experts.

AGENDA
9:00-10: 30 am – OPENING SESSION
Welcome -- David Brenner, MD, Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego Health
Sciences
Opening Remarks -- Miroslav Krstic, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for
Research, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of
California San Diego
Wisdom and Aging: An Overview -- Dilip Jeste, MD, Senior Associate Dean
for Healthy Aging & Senior Care, Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and
Neurosciences, UC San Diego
10:30 - 10:45 pm -- BREAK and BOOTH VISIT
10:45 - 12:00 pm -- Session 2: WISDOM AND WELL-BEING
Practical Wisdom -- Howard Nusbaum, PhD, Director, Center for Practical
Wisdom, University of Chicago
Happiness, Virtue, & Meaning of Life -- Candace Vogler, PhD, Professor
of Philosophy, University of Chicago
12:00 - 12:45 pm -- LUNCH BREAK
Lunch Buffet; Visit Booths
12:45 - 2:45 pm -- Session 3: Wisdom and Longevity
Wisdom & Frontotemporal Dementia -- Bruce Miller, MD, Director, Memory
and Aging Center, Professor of Neurology, University of California San
Francisco
Evolution and Longevity -- Rachel Caspari, PhD, Professor and Chair of
Anthropology, Central Michigan University
Grandparent Genes -- Pascal Gagneux, PhD, Associate Professor,
Pathology, Associate Director, CCARTA, UC San Diego
Evolution of Human Social & Emotional Functions -- Katerina Semendeferi,
PhD, Professor of Anthropology, UC San Diego
2:45 - 3:00 pm -- Break and Booth Visit
3:00 - 4:30 pm -- Panel 4: Societal Implications of Wisdom and
Compassion: Health, Education, and Technology
Moderator -- Dilip Jeste, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging
& Senior Care, Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Neurosciences, UC
San Diego
Panelists: Dan Blazer, MD, MPH, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor of
Psychiatry Emeritus, Duke University
Salvatore Di Somma, MD, PhD, Professor Medicine and
Director of Emergency Medicine, University of
La Sapienza Rome, Italy
Alana Iglewicz, MD, Associate Professor of
Psychiatry, UC San Diego
Howard Nusbaum, PhD, Director, Center for Practical Wisdom,
University of Chicago
Ramesh Rao, PhD, Director, Qualcomm Institute, & Professor
of Engineering, University of California San Diego
4:30 pm- 4:35 pm – Adjourn
4:35 pm- 5:30 pm – Reception
Please note:
* The event starts at 9:00 a.m. Please arrive earlier to allow time for
parking and transportation.
* Free event parking will be available at P782 on Regents Road. Shuttles
will operate to and from the event location.
* Beverages, lunch, and afternoon snacks will be provided for attendees
of the symposium.
Registration is limited, please visit https://wisdomucsd.eventbrite.com
to register.