Session 4 – Supporting Healthy Aging: Diverse Perspectives on Sarcopenia and Its Integration into Practice

Sarcopenia: Prevention, Market Opportunities, and Innovative Solutions for Healthy Aging

Engage with a roundtable of experts from industry, academia, and government as they discuss their perspectives of sarcopenia as a clinical disease.
Focus on preventing and mitigating sarcopenia, with insights into market opportunities for companies targeting older adults.
Learn about sarcopenia’s health impact and the role of nutrition and lifestyle changes in managing its effects.
Understand innovative formulations for healthy aging, emphasizing the role of specific nutrients in preventing sarcopenia and promoting wellness.

Attend this event to gain expert insights on sarcopenia, explore opportunities for product innovation, and learn strategies for addressing this growing health concern in older adults.

Explore a new ILSI U.S. and Canada-led campaign designed to reshape global perceptions of sarcopenia while educating and empowering people with vital knowledge about the condition.

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Session 4 – Supporting Healthy Aging: Diverse Perspectives on Sarcopenia and Its Integration into Practice

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

The Lineup You Won't Want to Miss:

Session Chair:

Roger Fielding, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA

Roundtable discussion featuring the following speakers:

Roger Fielding, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA
Rosaly Correa de Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, NIH, USA
Suzette Pereira, PhD, Abbott, USA
Giulia Coletta, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Roger Fielding Suzette Pereira Rosaly Correa de Araujo Giulia Coletta

Roger Fielding

Roger Fielding, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA

Roger A. Fielding, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist with the Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging Directive at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. He is also Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. Dr. Fielding is an internationally known researcher who studies the underlying mechanisms contributing to the age-associated decline in skeletal muscle mass, the resultant impact on function, and the potential role of exercise, nutrition, physical activity and other therapies on attenuating this process. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers(H-index 117). Dr. Fielding has a strong record of extramural funding including support from the NIH, USDA, foundations and industry. He is an Deputy Editor of the Journals of Gerontology Medical Sciences, and Calcified Tissues International and Musculoskeletal Research. He has also served as a reviewer on numerous NIH study sections and was elected to the NIH/CSR College of Reviewers. In 2015, he received the Olof Johnell Science Award from the International Osteoporosis Foundation and in 2021 he received the Herbert Fleisch Medal from the same organization. In 2024, he received the Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award from the Gerontological Society of America.

Suzette Pereira

Suzette Pereira, PhD, Abbott, USA

Dr. Suzette Pereira, Ph.D. is a Research Fellow at the Nutrition Division of Abbott. Over her 20+ year tenure at Abbott, her research has focused on discovery and development of nutritional products to address muscle loss due to sarcopenia, disease, hospitalization, and malnutrition. In addition, she is actively involved in efforts to drive awareness of sarcopenia. Prior to joining Abbott, Dr. Pereira received her doctoral degree and carried out postdoctoral research in Molecular Microbiology at The Ohio State University (USA). She has co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and ~175 issued patents.

Rosaly Correa de Araujo

Rosaly Correa de Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, NIH, USA

Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, is a Senior Scientific Advisor at the National Institute on Aging's Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology. She is a cardiovascular pathologist trained at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. She developed the scientific and business plans for the establishment of the AgingResearchBiobank and currently oversees its operations including compliance with NIH resources sharing policy. Dr. Correa-de-Araujo has extensive experience in aging-related research and policy issues, including disabilities, multimorbidity, medication management, ethnogeriatrics, evidence-based clinical practice, and older women's health. Other areas of interest include age-related Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit (SMFD), a terminology she proposed in 2014 to better reflect the evolving concepts of sarcopenia. In addition to loss of muscle mass and strength, she has called attention to the issue of muscle quality and myosteatosis and how they impact SMFD. She served as the scientific officer for a grant that resulted in the development of the first evidence-based criteria from large population studies of older adults that better defines and measures loss of muscle mass and strength. These criteria can significantly contribute to the assessment of the effectiveness of drugs and other interventions to treat age-related skeletal muscle dysfunctions.

Giulia Coletta

Giulia Coletta, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Giulia Coletta is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Active Aging Research team at the University of British Columbia. Giulia earned her PhD from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, under the supervision of Dr. Stuart Phillips in the Protein Metabolism Research Lab (PMRL). Her PhD research focused on promoting physical activity and adopting strategic nutritional practices to improve mobility and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. Her current work focuses on implementation science, aiming to narrow the gap between research and practice. Giulia’s overarching goal is to improve older adults’ quality of life and extend their health span through evidence-based interventions.

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