Dr. Valter Longo | Nutrition, Genes and Longevity

Valter Longo, PhD, spoke at the 3rd Annual Patrick & Marguerite Sung Symposium: Wellness & Longevity. He is this year's Theodore and Cynthia Birnbaum Memorial Speaker. Dr. Longo is the developer of the fasting mimicking diet and author of The Longevity Diet. He is the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California –Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy. Dr. Longo is known for his studies on the role of fasting and nutrient response genes on cellular protection aging and diseases and for proposing that longevity is regulated by similar genes and mechanisms in many eukaryotes.

After the lectures, Drs. Longo, Joel Dudley, Kaylan Baban, and Mr. Patel participated in a panel discussion and Q&A session.

The Sung Symposium, featuring the Theodore and Cynthia Birnbaum Memorial Speaker, promotes the use of Integrative Medicine. This annual continuing education event teaches health care providers and consumers about Integrative Medicine and promotes the spread of research into the benefits of combining conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary medicine to promote optimal health and wellness.

Organized by the GW Office of Integrative Medicine & Health, this online only event occurred April 24, 2020. Learn more at smhs.gwu.edu/oimh

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