GALVESTON, Texas - The 2008 Lefeber Winter Series on Aging gets under way on Tuesday, Jan. 29, with Dr. Marco Pahor, chairman of the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research at the University of Florida College of Medicine, discussing "Physical Activity to Prevent Disability in Older Adults."
The one-hour lecture starts at 5 p.m. at the Levin Hall North Auditorium, 10th and Market Streets, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The annual lecture series is sponsored by UTMB's Sealy Center on Aging. They are named in honor of the late Dr. James Edward Lefeber, UTMB professor of medicine and proponent of the study of aging.
The lectures, which start at 5 p.m., are free and open to the public. A reception follows each lecture. The Lefeber lectures bring renowned experts on aging to UTMB every winter.
Other lectures in the series include:
Feb. 5 - "Healthy Aging in Women: Role of Fat Distribution," by Barbara Gower, a professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Feb. 12 - "Geriatric Hypertension: Mechanisms and Management," by Dr. Mark A. Supiano, chief of the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Utah Health Systems.
Feb. 19 - "Geriatric Practice in Dementia Research: From the Individual Clinical to the Population-based Study," by Dr. Carlos Cano, president of the Colombian Geriatrics and Gerontology Association.
Feb. 26 - "Mechanisms of Pro-myogenic Effects of Androgens," by Dr. Shalendar Bhasin, professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.
Mar. 4 - "Obstacle Avoidance Behaviors in High Risk Community Dwelling Elderly," by Richard Di Fabio, professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Minnesota.
For more information, please contact Beth Schilling at (409) 747-3525 or baschill@utmb.edu.