Drugging the Multimorbidity Associated with Ageing
17 January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London
Older people tend to suffer from more than one health condition at a time. Currently, drug discovery focuses on each problem separately and does not take advantage of current understanding of the biology of ageing.
Later life does not have to be unhealthy. We wish to reimagine drug discovery so that it is not.
The UK has all the skillsets necessary to address multimorbidity as a target in itself, but many researchers have not yet worked on ageing.
In this meeting, we wish to bring together those with relevant skillsets in:
- Understanding the Process of Ageing
- Senescence and Screening
- Chemical Biology and Target Identification
- Computer-Based Drug Discovery (AI, Machine Learning and Modelling)
- Medicinal Chemistry and Compound Generation
There are the seeds of promising drug discovery programmes around the world, with ideas based around killing cells that are the source of pro-ageing signals (senolytics), inhibiting pathways associated with ageing (TORC1) and compounds that exhibit gentle polypharmacology (Network Engaging Drugs).
Speakers include:
- Prof. Janet Lord, CBE, Professor of Immune Cell Biology, University of Birmingham
- Dr David House, GSK Global Head of Chemical Biology
- Prof. Angela Russell, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Oxford
- Dr Matthew Segall, CEO of Optibrium
There is the opportunity to present posters and/or flash presentations in any of the above fields. The presented work does not have to involve multimorbidity or ageing, but you should explain how the techniques employed might be applicable to these. We are delighted to announce that the RSC Chemical Biology journal are sponsoring a prize for the best Poster and the RSC Medicinal Chemistry journal are sponsoring a prize for the best Flash Presentation – with a prize certificate to the value of £100 for each of the two prize winners.
The capacity of the meeting is 64 participants. There is no registration fee. Lunch and coffee/tea will be provided.
Steps to Register
***PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED, WHILST ABSTRACTS ARE BEING ASSESSED. WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL FLASH TALK APPLICATIONS, BUT EVENT REGISTRATION AND POSTERS ARE WELCOME. WE WILL CONFIRM IF A PLACE HAS BEEN SECURED PRIOR TO EVENT. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK TRAVEL UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US***
- Registration link here (selection criteria: we will prioritise presenters, balance of attendees and those in early career stages)
- Please could you download the Required Booklet Information Form and return to blast@ukanet.org.uk on registration.
- Please download the Poster/Flash Talk Abstract Form and return to blast@ukanet.org.uk if you wish to present.
The Programme will be published here when Keynote speakers are confirmed. It will then be updated when Flash Talk speakers have been confirmed
DEADLINE for Poster / Flash Talk Abstract is 9 December, 12 Noon. Applicants will be informed by 13 December if they have been selected.
DEADLINE for full registration (online plus Information Form) is 9 December, 12 Noon. We will confirm whether your registration has been accepted or you are on a waiting list by the 16 December.
UPDATED Travel and Accommodation Bursary conditions: We have 30 Travel and Accommodation Bursaries of up to £300/person available. Anyone travelling over 100 miles each way will be eligible to apply for a travel bursary and for those travelling more than 2.5 hours (each way) hotel accommodation may be included. Priority will be given to those who submit an abstract for a flash talk or poster by the deadline. If demand exceeds supply, we will also give priority to presenters accepted, those in earlier career stages, and those whose institutions are furthest from the venue. Receipts must meet the following conditions: Public transport in the UK (standard fares only, UK flights considered if the train journey exceeds five hours) and for those travelling more than 2.5 hours (each way) hotel accommodation may be included under £150/night but not Air BnB. Costs for travel outside the UK and to or from outside the UK are not eligible. No other costs are eligible.
If you have already registered and think you are now eligible for a travel bursary please email blast@ukanet.org.uk and indicate how you meet the new criteria and we will review and confirm this.
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