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ARDD Program 2026
OCTOBER 1-3, 2026
David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University
David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University
October 1
Thursday · Canopy Hall, 3/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University
Opening
George Daley
Chair Opening Introduction
Evelyne Bischof
Alex Zhavoronkov
Vadim Gladyshev
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Jesse Poganik
Talk
Jamie Justice
Talk
Policy & Regulatory Address
SG
Special guest keynote
Talk
Clinical trials for aging, how ARPA-H PROSPR is building the train tracks to support a future industry
Andrew Brack
Panel
Matching Clinical Trials of Therapeutics & Regulatory Mandates
Andrew BrackModerator
Jeffrey SiegelPanelist
Justin PenzenstadlerPanelist
Lowell M. ZetaPanelist
Networking
Morning Networking Break
Panel
Clinical Trials in Diseases of Aging: From Evidence to New Therapeutics and Regulatory Pathways
Sebastien ThuaultModerator
Steven QuayPanelist
Jill LeePanelist
Calum MacRaePanelist
Christoph WestphalPanelist
Steve HorvathPanelist
Lunch
Lunch Break
Session
AI & Clinical Trials in Healthspan
Andrew ShinModerator
Talk
Elena Bonfiglioli
Talk
Wei-Wu He
Talk
Evelyne Bischof
Session
Healthspan in Leading Industries
Sri Devi NarasimhanModerator
Talk
Stephanie Manson-Brown
Talk
The Skin Aging Journey: From Hallmarks to Actionable Interventions
Laure Crabbe-Vert
Talk
Philipp Gut
Networking
Afternoon Networking Break and Poster Session
Poster session at One Milestone
Session
Aging Research and Pharma R&D Productivity
Lisa MeltonModerator
Talk
Michael Li
Talk
Alexander Schuhmacher
Talk
Epigenetic Restoration to Reverse Age-Related Diseases
Michael Ringel
Session
Clinical Healthspan Trials and Practice
Barbara CheifetModerator
Talk
Vishwa Deep Dixit
Talk
James Kirkland
Talk
Nicole Sirotin
Panel
From Healthspan Trials to Clinical Practice: Building the Path to Patient Access
Michael BassonModerator
David DodickPanelist
Sara BonnesPanelist
Erwin TanPanelist
Closing Remarks
Networking
Open Bar
October 2
Friday · Canopy Hall, 3/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University
Breakfast
Breakfast and Registration
Opening
Chair Opening Introduction
Alex Zhavoronkov
Vadim Gladyshev
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Daniela Bakula
Jesse Poganik
Talk
Reimagining Drug Discovery Through the Lens of Aging Biology
Fiona Marshall
Panel
Pharma Chief Executive Panel
Alice ParkModerator
Christophe WeberPanelist
Elcin Barker ErgunPanelist
Fiona MarshallPanelist
Ariel FeldsteinPanelist
Talk
Alex Zhavoronkov
Talk
Kevin Duffin
Networking
Morning Networking Break and Group Photo
Panel
New Technology Partnering & Licensing
Alex PhilippidisModerator
Morten SogaardPanelist
Christopher AustinPanelist
Alex CogdillPanelist
Vishnu SreshtPanelist
Carl GordonPanelist
Talk
George Church
Lunch
Lunch Break
Session
Session Moderator
Scotch McClureModerator
Talk
BioAge–Novartis joint presentation
Sophie Lemire-BrachatSpeaker
Naisha ShahSpeaker
Talk
Brain Invaders: Outsmart Dementia, Reclaim Longevity
Scotch McClure
Talk
B
Biocytogen
Talk
Circulating proteins reveal and regulate cell and organ function
Tony Wyss-Coray
Panel
Diseases as a Pathway to Longevity Therapeutics: Which age-related disease resembles aging most closely?
Barbara CheifetModerator
Ruth GimenoPanelist
Ariel FeldsteinPanelist
Carine BoustanyPanelist
Networking
Afternoon Networking Break and Poster Session
Poster session at One Milestone. Ice cream station outside starting at 3:00 PM.
Panel
Early Stage Investor Panel
Sergey JakimovPanelist
Arie BelldegrunPanelist
Yan LeiPanelist
Gérôme GuiotPanelist
Chuen Yan LeungPanelist
Amol PawarModerator
Panel
Full-Stack and Growth Stage Investor Panel
Patrick Temple-WestModerator
Jim FlynnPanelist
Alfredo ViegasPanelist
Murali VenkatesanPanelist
Kan ChenPanelist
Talk
Kirsten Seale
Talk
Marco Quarta
Talk
Using buccal methylomic data to generate novel insights into epigenetic aging
Adiv Johnson
Talk
Gordan Lauc
Networking
Open Bar
Special Event
Special Speaker event
Parallel forum at Cedar Grove, 2/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University · 09:00–18:40
Opening
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Session I: AI & Computational Design in Drug Discovery
Presenter 1
Yves Fomekong NanfackSpeaker
Presenter 2
Aging-first Drug Discovery with MMAI and Longevity Foundation Models
Alex ZhavoronkovSpeaker
Presenter 3
Peter ClarkSpeaker
Presenter 4
Reproducibility-Aware AI for Drug Discovery: Purrsistence as a Service
Alex VodaSpeaker
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session II: Large Scale Datasets to Feed Future AIs
Presenter 5
Proteomic Clocks for Target Nomination
Jon GootenbergSpeaker
Presenter 6
AI for rejuvenation & replacement therapies
Joe Betts-LaCroixSpeaker
Presenter 7
Biomedical Mega Projects for Data Collection in Longevity
Max UnfriedSpeaker
Panel Discussion / Open Q&A
What Does AI in Longevity Biotech Really Need? And How Can Private Capital Markets and Philanthropy Fill This Gap?
Uli StilzModerator
Nisa LeungPanelist
Sergey JakimovPanelist
Martin Borch JensenPanelist
Todd WhitePanelist
Lunch
Lunch Break
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Session III: Targeting Neurodegeneration with AI
Presenter 8
AI4Cure-AD Platform for Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development
Feixiong ChengSpeaker
Presenter 9
DeepDrugX for Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery
Jacqueline LAMSpeaker
Presenter 10
LLMs to Flip the Script on Neuroimmune Aging Targets
Gerald LushingtonSpeaker
Panel Discussion / Open Q&A
Beyond Decline: Next-Generation Targets in Neuro Aging
TBD
TBDModerator
Derek M. HuffmanPanelist
TBD
TBDPanelist
Mahdi MoqriPanelist
TBD
TBDPanelist
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session IV: AI for Systems Immunology & Immune Aging
Presenter 11
Common Mechanisms of Prescription Drugs as Gerotherapeutics
David FurmanSpeaker
Presenter 12
Gang LiuSpeaker
Presenter 13
AI Antibody Design
Debora MarksSpeaker
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Derya UnutmazModerator
Andrea CiprianoPanelist
Tina ZiainiaPanelist
Fiona MillerPanelist
David FurmanPanelist
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session V: Mix
Presenter 11
Derya UnutmazSpeaker
Presenter 12
BioLens: An LLM-Enabled Literature Database for Systematic Analysis of Mouse Lifespan Research
Kia WinslowSpeaker
Presenter 13
AlphaForge predicts clinical outcomes through multi-domain scientific reasoning
Salah MahmoudiSpeaker
Wrap Up
October 3
Saturday · Canopy Hall, 3/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University
Breakfast
Breakfast and Registration
Opening
Chair Opening Introduction
Alex Zhavoronkov
Vadim Gladyshev
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Daniela Bakula
Jesse Poganik
Talk
Jim O'Neill (Tentative)
Talk
Vadim Gladyshev
Talk
Mark Cobbold
Panel
Search & Evaluation Strategies for Longevity Therapeutics
Lisa MeltonModerator
Thomas MarronPanelist
Jason SandersPanelist
Tala FakhouriPanelist
Networking
Morning Networking Break and Group Photo
Panel
Metabolic health and longevity symposium by Nestlé Research
Talk
Holistic approach to aging population
Alejandro Aguayo-Orozco
Lunch
Lunch Break
Panel
Aging research in pharma
Sri Devi NarasimhanModerator
Sophie Lemire-BrachatPanelist
Maria DermitPanelist
Björn TackenbergPanelist
William MairPanelist
Panel
Therapeutic Assets & Licensing (Late Stage)
Cailin McGurkModerator
Monika VnukPanelist
Phil McGurkPanelist
Talk
Martin Borch Jensen
Talk
CB
Cambrian Bio
Networking
Afternoon Networking Break and Poster Session
Poster session at One Milestone. Ice cream station outside starting at 3:00 PM.
Panel
Therapeutic Assets & Licensing (Early Stage)
Brianna StubbsModerator
Jonathan LeviPanelist
Xingli WangPanelist
Claris MunksgaardPanelist
Nikolaj Kulahin Roed (TBC)Panelist
Talk
Johan Luthman
Talk
TB
Tolerance Bio
Talk
Matthew O’Connor
Talk
Brian Bodemann
Talk
David Sinclair
Talk
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Closing Remarks
Parallel forum at Cedar Grove, 2/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University · 09:00–12:20
Opening
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Max UnfriedSpeaker
Session I: Canine Aging
Presenter 1
The Companion Dog as a Translational Model of Aging
Dan PromislowSpeaker
Presenter 2
Surrogate endpoints for veterinary geroprotector trials: the case for methylation clocks
Steve HorvathSpeaker
Presenter 3
Mitral valve prolapse: studying aging-associated cardiac changes in the dog model
Vicky YangSpeaker
Presenter 4
Nutrition to slow biological aging in dogs
Phillipp GutSpeaker
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session II: Commercializing Pet Longevity
Presenter 5
Fireside Chat
Anna SkayaSpeaker
Garri ZmudzeSpeaker
Presenter 6
Zoetis
Presenter 7
TBD
Graeme BainbridgeSpeaker
Panel Discussion / Open Q&A
TBD
TBD
TBDModerator
Dan PromislowSpeaker
Phillipp GutSpeaker
TBD
TBDSpeaker
Parallel forum at Cedar Grove, 2/F, David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University · 13:30–18:30
Opening
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Session I
Presenter 1
Building virtual models of biology and health
Omar Abudayyeh
Presenter 2
Global cell-state and gene-program representations reveal conserved and context-specific perturbation responses of cells
Jonathan Weissman
Presenter 3
Aging Is Multidimensional — So Must Be the Data: Co-registered Single-cell Readouts for Longevity Drug Discovery
Hao Pei
Presenter 4
An open world model for human health and mortality
Kejun Ying
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session II
Presenter 5
A World Model of the Virtual Cell
Le Song
Presenter 6
TBD
Petrina Kamya
Presenter 7
Narrow AI reveals an siRNA target for epigenetic reprogramming in a pan-fibrotic pathway, providing an accelerated development path to Longevity
Daniel Yves
Science Panel
Virtual Aging Cells
TBD
TBDModerator
Petrina KamyaPanelist
Omar AbudayyehPanelist
Kejun YingPanelist
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session III
Presenter 8
Biology is Multiscale: Why Virtual Cells Are Not Enough
Morgan Levine
Presenter 9
TBC
Panel
Dominika WilczokModerator
Anthony PhilippakisSpeaker
Avak KahvejianSpeaker
MS
Manish SharmaSpeaker
Andrew MarshallSpeaker