1st Conference of the European Federation for Aging Research (EFAR)
On the Biology of Aging
The newly founded European Federation for Aging Research (EFAR). Together with the German (DGfA), Dutch (DUSRA), Nordic (Nordic Aging), and British (BSRA) societies for aging research, we founded EFAR that aims to connect the community of aging researchers across Europe. Additional aging societies from countries across Europe are about to join as well. Our aim is to form a structure for scientific exchange, supporting young scientists entering the field, promote aging research and advance policy towards strengthening this area of research. We are open to members in the field of aging research from all European countries and would be delighted to have all members of the founding societies on board.
When & Where:
Date: 14th - 16th October 2026
Venue: MPI for Biology of Ageing & CECAD Research Center, Cologne, Germany
Registration
You can now register for the event in our Registration Tool:
https://uni-koeln.converia.de/frontend/index.php?sub=98
Registration is possible until July 31, 2026.
Conference fees are for:
- EFAR Member 160 €
- Non-EFAR Members 180 €
- PhD / Postdocs 170 €
Registration is mandatory.
Submit an abstract
Submit your abstract for talks and posters. The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended and is now 30 June 2026:
https://uni-koeln.converia.de/frontend/index.php?sub=98
Proposals from early-career researchers are highly welcome.
Hotel Booking
Click on this link to find hotel recommendations via the booking tool by Kuoni Tumlare:
European Federation for Aging Reserach
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If you want to become a member of the EFAR, please see: LINK
Speakers
- George Garinis (Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, GREECE)
- Laura Niederhofer (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
- Linda Partridge (University College London, UK)
- Luca Scorrano (Università di Padova, ITALY)
- Uri Alon (Weizmann Institute of Science, ISRAEL)
- Sara Hägg (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm,SWEDEN)
- Lumír Krejčí (Masaryk University, Brno, CZECH)
- Nathan LeBrasseur (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA)
- Elsa Longarinho (University of Porto, PORTUGAL)
- Matthias Mann (University of Copenhagen, DENMARK)
- Eija Pirinen (University of Helsinki, FINLAND)
- Eline Slagboom (Universiteit Leiden, NETHERLANDS)
- Guido Kroemer (Université de Paris Cité, FRANCE)
- Wojciech Pokrzywa (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, POLAND)
- Emma Teeling (University College Dublin, IRELAND)
Organizing committee
Björn Schumacher (Cologne, chair)
David Vilchez (Cologne)
Anne Schaefer (Cologne)
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen (Denmark)
Lene Rasmussen (Denmark)
Folkert Kuipers (Netherlands)
Joris Deelen (Netherlands)
Rieckelt Houtkooper (Netherlands)
David Weinkove (UK)
Hartmut Geiger (Germany)
Helen Morrison (Germany)
Ira Milosevic (Portugal/UK)
Program
Wednesday, October 14th
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Welcome and Opening | |
| SESSION I | ||
| 13:00 - 15:05 | 2 selected speaker talks, 5 other talks | |
| 15:05 - 18:15 | Coffee Break | |
| SESSION II | ||
| 15:30 - 18:15 | 2 selected speaker talks, 3 other talks | |
| from 18:30 | Poster session with food and drinks |
Thursday, October 15th
| SESSION III | ||
| 09:00 - 11:05 | 2 selected speaker talks, 5 other talks | |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| SESSION IV | ||
| 11:30 - 13:05 | 2 selected speaker talks, 3 other talks | |
| 13:05 -14:00 | Lunch | |
| SESSION V | ||
| 14:00 – 17:00 | 4 selected speaker talks, 4 other talks | |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | EFAR Member meeting | |
| from 19:00 | Speaker’s dinner (by invitation only) |
Friday, October 16th
| SESSION VI | |
| 9:00 – 11:55 | 3 selected speaker talks, 5 other talks |
| 11:55 – 12:30 | Concluding remarks, Poster prizes |
Sponsored by
EFAR Conference: More Than Just a Meeting – Uniting Aging Research Across Europe
Aging research in Europe is highly fragmented. To change this, the European Federation for Aging Research (EFAR) was established. Its goal is to unify research and promote collaboration, to create Europe-wide funding mechanisms, to put research findings into practice and to attract top researchers to geroscience.
Read more about EFAR’s vision and mission in this article in Nature Aging, written by CECAD speaker Björn Schumacher together with the EFAR founding members Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Lene Juel Rasmussen and Folkert Kuipers.
Main Poster
Venue
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9B
50931 Cologne
Download here a map of the University Hospital campus.
(32) Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
(69) CECAD Research Center
