08/06/2026
Last week, we had the privilege of hosting the 2nd Cuenca Conference, “Bridges for Health in Old Age: Building Common Ground Across Professions and Stakeholders.”
It was a truly meaningful gathering, bringing together over 100 researchers, policymakers, educators, physicians, and healthcare professionals who share a common commitment to improving health, care, and quality of life in old age.
The conference, led by Prof. Rachel Dankner, Head of the Cuenca Research Institute Tel Aviv University, and organized by Dr. Lior Moskovich, featured a rich and multidisciplinary program with leading speakers from diverse fields, from genetics and biological mechanisms of aging to geriatric medicine, education, social policy, and healthcare systems.
Thank you to our partners, the Healthy Longevity Research Center and the Herczeg Institute on Aging of Tel Aviv University.
The event also highlighted the Institute’s commitment to supporting the next generation of researchers, with excellence scholarships awarded to outstanding students conducting research in the field of healthy aging. The students presented posters of their research, as well as talks for the students awarded with scholarships: Tal Yahalom-Peri
We are grateful to all the speakers, participants, and partners who made this conference such an important platform for dialogue, collaboration, and shared action toward better aging.
Excellence Scholarships: Tal Yahalom-Peri (Prof. Tali Cukierman-Yaffe), Orit Shdeour (Prof. Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg)
Research Scholarships: Ahmad Marzooq (Prof. Yariv Ge**er), Shvat Eilat (Prof. Michal Kravel Tovi, Prof. Kinneret Lahad), Itay Cohen(Prof. Tali Cukierman-Yaffe), Yael Yarovitsky (Prof. Gabi Chodik, Dr. Oren Asman), Saar Ashri (Prof. Yariv Ge**er)
Best Poster Award: Amir Zag (Dr. Michal Bromberg, Dr. Miri Lutski, Prof. Lital Keinan-Boker)
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