Join us for the 2020 Marie Hartwig Research Presentation:

EXERCISE AND CANCER—IS THERE A TELOMERE CONNECTION?

Andrew Ludlow, PhD
Assistant Professor, Movement Science
Director, Integrative Molecular Genetics Laboratory
University of Michigan School of Kinesiology

Friday, November 20
Noon–1:00PM
via Zoom at umich.zoom.us/j/99592033267 (No RSVP needed)

Abstract: In this presentation, I will focus on how exercise impacts two cellular biomarkers of aging, telomere length and telomerase enzyme activity. Telomere length and telomerase enzyme activity also have critical roles in cancer. We will explore data showing that exercise can activate telomerase in both rodents and humans, resulting in telomere length maintenance, and therefore potentially providing a mechanism of how exercise slows the aging process and reduces the risk of certain cancers. How telomerase is regulated in human stem cells, dysregulated in human lung cancers, and our future research directions will also be discussed.

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