2025 Groningen – Jena Aging Meeting (G-JAM)
The Groningen-Jena Aging Meeting (G-JAM) is a prestigious biennial conference series dedicated to advancing research on all aspects of aging. The next meeting will be held from September 24-26, 2025, in the historic Great Hall of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany.
The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Jena, Germany, and the European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA), Groningen, The Netherlands, have teamed up to organize this meeting on aging. Join us from September 24 - 26, 2025 for a scientific meeting in Jena.
Aging is the single most significant risk factor for organ dysfunction and age-related diseases, but also represents an unresolved biological mystery. G-JAM 2025 aims to foster collaboration on aging research among leading researchers in different fields, and we are proud to host a stellar lineup of internationally renowned speakers from top institutions worldwide.
We believe this meeting provides an excellent opportunity for meaningful and intensive interactions, which are particularly valuable for young scientists. To support this, we will select a great number short talks from submitted abstracts in order to offer a large number of non-PIs the visibility ensured by a presentation at G-JAM.
We are excited about G-JAM 2025 and confident it will stand out as one of the leading conferences in aging research. We warmly welcome you to join us in September 2025 for this impactful and inspiring event.
Venue I Topics I Deadlines I Organizers I Confirmed Speaker I Contact I Hotels I Sponsors I Registration I Code of Conduct
Venue
Aula, Great hall in the main building of the
Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) in Jena
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena
| Registration: | 9.00-10.00 am on September 24th | |
| Meeting start: | 10.00 am on September 24th | |
| Meeting end: | 2.30 pm on September 26th |
Special Pre-Workshop
We offer a special workshop the day before the G-JAM meeting:
G-JAM Proteome Informatics Training
by David L. Tabb, University Medical Center of Groningen
3-6 pm, September 23rd, FLI 1, seminar room "Nucleus"
This workshop is free of charge, but the number of places is limited to 50 (first come, first served). Participants should bring laptops for the training.
Panel Discussion
Longevity Breakthroughs: Ready for Human Translation?
- Following the conference talks – at noon on September 26th, 2025, at conference venue
- Free of charge for conference participants (no extra registration required)
To promote public dialogue on aging research, we are organizing a science communication event on the final day of G-JAM 2025. The event aims at promoting public dialogue on aging research and is shaped as a panel discussion on translating aging research into real-world actions. The panel will feature top researchers, longevity doctors, journal editors, public figures in the longevity field, and policymakers. The discussion will be moderated by , a key opinion leader in longevity technology.
By inviting the press, we aim to amplify key insights, ensuring wider outreach and greater awareness. This event will foster public understanding and inspire informed dialogue on the future of longevity science.
Topics
- Human aging and translational aging research
- Comparative biology of aging
- Model systems of aging
- Sex-specific aspects of aging
- Molecular and systems aging
Deadlines
Early bird registration: 30.06.2025 - 250 €
Final Registration Deadline: 01.08.2025
Organizers
- Maria Ermolaeva - FLI, Jena, Germany
- Alessandro Cellerino - Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy & FLI, Jena, Germany
Co-Organizers
- Michael Chang - ERIBA, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Victor Guryev - ERIBA, Groningen, The Netherlands
Confirmed Speakers
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Uri Alon Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
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Katrin Andreasson Dept. of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA |
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Bérénice Benayoun University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, USA |
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Rafael de Cabo National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, USA |
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Alex Cagan University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK |
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Cornelis Calkhoven European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA), Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Joris Deelen Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands |
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Carolina Florian Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain |
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Luigi Fontana Charles Perkins Centre Royal Prince Alfred Clinic, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
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Vera Gorbunova Rochester Aging Research Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA |
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Myriam Grunewald Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
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Sara Hägg Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Steve Hoffman Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany |
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Henne Holstege University Medical Centers, Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Matt Kaeberlein Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, USA |
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Coleen T. Murphy Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, USA |
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Linda Partridge Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK |
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Arne Sahm Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Björn Schumacher Institute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease, University of Cologne, CECAD Research Center, Cologne, Germany |
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Eva Terzibasi Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy |
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Liesbeth Veenhoff European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA), Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Katarzyna Winek Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany |
Contact
g-jam@leibniz-fli.de
Phone: +49 3641 656815
Recommended Hotels
Hotel costs are not included in the registration fee.
We advise you to make your own reservations early as some of the hotels have only limited rooms available.
Hotel Schwarzer Bär
120 metres to meeting venue (just across the street)
Hotel Zur Noll
150 metres to meeting venue
Boutique Hotel Eulensteins
450 metres to meeting venue
Hotel Vielharmonie
650 metres to meeting venue
Dorinth Esplanade Hotel
900 metres to meeting venue
Sponsors
Many thanks for your support!
Code of Conduct
The 2025 Groningen-Jena Aging Meeting (G-JAM) seeks to promote a safe and welcoming environment for all participants. Our event highly values the diversity of opinions, perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and expertise of all participants.
The mission of the 2025 G-JAM Meeting is to amplify the significance of science relating to aging. Topics discussed during the event may spark vigorous debate and divergence of opinions. We view this as a valuable asset. Fostering an environment where such discussions thrive is fundamental to our mission. Nonetheless, it is important to delineate between healthy debate and disrespectful behavior. If the discourse crosses this boundary, there is no longer room for a productive exchange.
The 2025 Groningen-Jena Aging Meeting has a strict Code of Conduct. We expect all participants to treat everyone with respect and consideration, communicate openly and thoughtfully with others, be considerate of the multitude of views and opinions that are different than the own, be respectful and mindful in their critique of ideas and be mindful of their surroundings and of fellow participants.
We are committed to providing a meeting experience free of harassment, intimidation, discrimination, physical or verbal abuse, sexism, and other forms of inappropriate behavior. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual harassment, discrimination based on gender or gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, national origin, culture, or religion and disrespectful disruption of presentations. We will not tolerate harassment or bullying in any form. All participants, including attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers, are expected to adhere to this Code of Conduct throughout the event venue and conference-related social events. Any violations of this policy will be dealt with promptly and effectively. Anyone requested to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. The G-JAM staff (or their designee) may take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning and potentially without refund.
[Our Code of Conduct is based on the following publication:
Favaro, B., Oester, S., Cigliano, J.A., Cornick, L.A., Hind, E.J., Parsons, E.C.M., Woodbury, T.J. 2016. Your science conference should have a code of conduct. Frontiers in Marine Science.]
Deadline
Early bird registration:
30.06.2025 - 250 €
Registration
Open until August 1, 2025.
Registration for G-JAM Meeting 2025:
Abstract
Workshop
G-JAM Proteome Informatics Training
Panel Discussion
at noon on September 26th, 2025
Aula, Great hall in the main building of the
Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) in Jena
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena
