Sealy Center on Aging News & Events Lefeber Winter Series on Aging The Lefeber Winter Series on Aging Event InfoTuesday evenings 5-6:00pm January 28 through February 25, 2020. Reception to follow. Open to everyone. Location: UTMB Administration Bldg, Caduceus RoomContact: Stephanie Burt, MS (409) 266-9675 stburt@utmb.edu The Lefeber Winter Series on Aging, now in its 25th year, features nationally recognized gerontology research educators, basic scientists, clinicians and social scientists. The series honors Dr. Edward James Lefeber, a UTMB professor of Medicine who was a strong proponent of eldercare and the study of aging, at a time when few doctors were prepared to care for older patients. The community is invited each Tuesday evening for five weekly lectures. Each speaker presents a lecture on an important aspect of aging research and consults with students, faculty, and staff on research topics, grant applications and articles being written for publication. The lecture series is open to the general public and attracts a number of seniors and healthcare providers from the Galveston community, in addition to UTMB scientists and providers. A reception follows each one-hour lecture. 2020 Past Lecture Videos Lefeber Winter Series Speakers 01/28/2020 Asset Based Aging Presented by John P. Schuster, MA, Author, executive coach, CEO mentor, consultant The Schuster Kane Alliance; Speaker at Abundant Living Conference at Camp Allen in 2019 02/04/2020 Heart Rate and Diastolic Function in Aging Presented by George E. Taffet, MD, Professor, Geriatrics and Cardiovascular Sciences; Robert J. Luchi, M.D. Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Head of the Division of Geriatrics, Houston Methodist Hospital 02/11/2020 Lifecourse Mechanisms of ADRD Disparities Presented by Jennifer Manly, PhD, Professor, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center 02/18/2020 Health Care of Older Persons: Time to Think Different Presented by David Reuben, MD, Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatrics and Gerontology; Chief, Division of Geriatrics; Archstone Foundation Chair and Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program, University of California 02/25/2020 Satellite Cells in Skeletal Muscle Aging and Adaptation Presented by Charlotte A. Peterson, PhD, Professor, College of Health Sciences, Director, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky 2019 Lefeber Winter Series Speakers 02/26/2019 Economic Insecurity among Older Adults of Color ─ Housing and Health as Cause and Effect Presented by Steven P. Wallace, PhD, Professor, Community Health Sciences Fielding School of Public Health Associate Director, Center for Health Policy Research Center Director, Resource Centers for Minority Aging Resource National Coordinating Center University of California, Los Angeles 02/19/2019 Creating a Culture of Hospital Mobility for Older Adults Presented by Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH, Professor and Director, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care Director, Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging University of Alabama at Birmingham 02/12/2019 Integrating Physical and Cognitive Function Outcomes into Large Clinical Trials: The SPRINT Example Presented by Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS, Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology Chief, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Director, Center for Healthcare Innovation Wake Forest Baptist Health 02/05/2019 Why is Age a Risk Factor? Insights from Population Studies Presented by Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Epidemiology Katherine M. Detre Endowed Chair of Population Health Sciences Director, Center for Aging and Population Health Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh 01/29/2019 Mitochondrial Energetics and Insulin Resistance in Aging Presented by Bret H. Goodpaster, PhD, Senior Investigator & Director, Exercise Metabolism Core Translational Research Institute for Metabolism & Diabetes Florida Hospital, Orlando 2018 Lefeber Winter Series Speakers 02/27/2018 Recovery after Hip Fracture: How Can We do Better? Presented by Ellen F. Binder, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis 02/20/2018 Alzheimer's Disease in African Americans: Unraveling Genetics Using a Campus and Community Based Model for Recruitment, Inclusion and Empowerment Presented by Goldie S. Byrd, PhD, Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy; Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine 02/13/2018 Institutional Policy Changes and the Growing Inequality in US Health and Mortality Presented by Mark D. Hayward, PhD, Professor, Department of Sociology Centennial Commission Professor in the Liberal Arts Faculty Research Associate, Population Research Center University of Texas at Austin 02/06/2018 Exercise is Regenerative Medicine: Optimizing the Prescription to Counteract Aging Muscle Atrophy Presented by Marcas M. Bamman, PhD, Professor, Departments of Cell, Developmental, & Integrative Biology; Medicine; and Neurology Director, Center for Exercise Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor, Departments of Physiology & Biophysics, Medicine and Nutrition Sciences Director, Center for Exercise Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 01/30/2018 Is the Risk for Alzheimer's and Dementia on the Decline?: Epidemiological Evidence from Around the World Presented by Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD, Cyrus Sturgis Professor of Medicine Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine, Health Management and Policy, and Institute for Gerontology Research Scientist, VA Center for Clinical Management Research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2017 Lefeber Winter Series Speakers 02/28/2017 Drug Therapy in Older Persons: Beliefs, Myths, and Challenges Presented by Jerry Gurwitz, MD, Meyers Professorship in Primary Care Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School 02/21/2017 Aging and Cognition in Mexican Population Presented by Silvia Mejia-Arango, PhD, Director, Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) 02/14/2017 Searching for Ways to Reduce Muscle Wasting During Aging Presented by Christopher M. Adams, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology & Metabolism, Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa 02/07/2017 Merits of Late Life Cognitive Training: Findings, Controversies, and a Way Forward Presented by Michael Marsiske, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida 01/31/2017 Modernizing Survey Measures of Late-Life Disability Presented by Alan Jette, PT, MPH, PhD, Director, Health and Disability Research, Professor of Health and Management, Boston University 2016 Lefeber Winter Series Speakers 03/01/2016 Diabetes in the Elderly Presented by Nicolas Musi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, UT Health Science Center -San Antonio 02/23/2016 Fifty Years of Elderly Empowerment in Brazil Presented by Cassio Turra, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Demography/Cedeplar, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 02/16/2016 A Pragmatic Trial for COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) Presented by Pamela Duncan, PhD, FATPTA, FAHA, Professor, Department of Neurology, Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine 02/09/2016 What's Really Happening at the End of Life? Insights from the Yale PEP Study Presented by Thomas M. Gill, MD, Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine, Director, Yale Program on Aging, Yale School of Medicine 02/02/2016 Advancing the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease by 2016 Presented by Kathleen Anne Welsh-Bohmer, PhD, ABCN, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Director, Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Duke University School of Medicine Selected Event Photos � 1 2 �
