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HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION AGE was founded in 1970 by Denham Harman , MD,PhD, who is often known as the "father" of the " Free-Radical Theory Of Aging ". Dr. Harman was Executive Director of AGE for 20 years ( 1973 to 1993 ). Much of the early financial support for AGE came from Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw , who are known for their 1982 best-selling book ''Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach'' (ISBN 0446387355). The Vice-Presidency of AGE is to be a Layperson position focused on promoting the scientific goals of AGE to the general public. ACTIVITIES The primary activities of AGE are to #hold annual scientific conferences (every June) #give awards to researchers making significant contributions to the goals of AGE #promote interest among young scientists in the goals of AGE #publish newletters and journals The Journal of AGE is called ''AGE'', and is published quarterly The 35th annual conference of AGE will be held June 2-5, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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