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
European Federation for Aging Research
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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)
Riekelt Houtkooper (Netherlands)
David Weinkove (UK)
Hartmut Geiger (Germany)
Helen Morrison (Germany)
Ira Milosevic (Portugal/UK)
Venue
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9B
50931 Cologne
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(32) Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
(69) CECAD Research Center
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.