Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging

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The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging

Tuesday Evenings January 28 - February 25, 2025

The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging

The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging, now in its 30th year, features nationally recognized experts in gerontology, including research educators, basic scientists, clinicians, and social scientists. This five-week series of presentations is open to all, and we invite UTMB faculty, staff, students, trainees, and members of the local community to attend.

Event Info

Date: Tuesdays Jan 28 - Feb 25, 2025
Time: Lecture at 5:00 PM, reception to follow
Location: 3rd floor, Health Education Center (HEC), 301 11th St, Galveston, TX 77550
Parking: Free parking in the lot between 12th & 13th Streets on Mechanic

Contact Us

Kelley Sitgreaves
Research Project Manager
Phone: (409) 747-1987
Email: kaprevou@utmb.edu

More details to come!

About the Winter Series

The series honors Dr. Edward James Lefeber and his daughter, Dr. Nancy Lefeber Hughes. Edward Lefeber was 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. His daughter Nancy began her career as a nurse, and after more than a decade, decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a physician. She was well-known in the Galveston area for her compassionate care and dedication to her patients.

The community is invited each Tuesday for five weekly lectures. Each speaker will present a lecture on an important aspect of aging research and consult with students, faculty, and staff on research topics, grant applications, and articles being written for publication while they are at UTMB. The lecture series is open to the general public and attracts a number of older adults and healthcare providers from the Galveston community, in addition to UTMB scientists and providers.

2025 Speakers

Date	Speaker
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM	Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, AGAF Professor of Internal Medicine Vice Chair of Research Internal Medicine Director of Gastroenterological Research Center McGovern Medical School University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM	Diddier Prada, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Institute for Health Equity Research Department of Population Health Science and Policy Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM	Amy M. Pastva, PT, MA, PhD Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Physical Therapy Assistant Professor in Medicine Assistant Research Professor in Cell Biology Senior Fellow, Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development Duke University School of Medicine
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM	Sanjay Ranka, PhD Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering University of Florida
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM	Carlos Cano-Gutierrez, MD, MA Professor, Institute of Aging Medical School Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota, Colombia José F. Parodi, MD, MPH, PhD Geriatrician & Professor of Geriatrics and Public Health San Martin de Porres University Lima, Peru

Past Events

Speakers Videos when available

Lefeber Winter Series Speakers

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02/27/2024: Howard Bergman, MD

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders: The Hope and Challenge of Health Promotion and Prevention (video not available)
Presented by Howard Bergman, MD, FCFP, FRCPC, FACAHS, CQ, Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine, Oncology, and in the School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
02/20/2024: Michelle M. Mielke, PhD

Examining Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Do They Exist and Where? (video not available)
Presented by Michelle M. Mielke, PhD, Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Sciences
02/13/2024: Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD

Disparities in the Life Course Origins of Dual Functionality (video not available)
Presented by Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Director, Center on Aging and Life, Purdue University
02/06/2024: Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD, MPH

Epidemiology of Vision Loss and Aging (video not available)
Presented by Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
01/30/2024: Julie Bynum, MD, MPH

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, and Care Delivery: Triumphs and Threats (video not available)
Presented by Julie Bynum, MD, MPH, Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Division, Director, Center to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Population Research, Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation, University of Michigan Medical School
02/28/2023: Ronak V. Shah, DO, MBA, MPH

We Love Space. But Does Space Love You Back? (video not available)
Presented by Ronak V. Shah, DO, MBA, MPH, Director, Aerospace Medicine Department of Global Health and Emerging Diseases, School of Public and Population Health, UTMB Health
02/21/2023: Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, FCCP

Rearview in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Presented by Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, FCCP, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical and Clinical Innovation Officer in the UTMB Health System; Sealy & Smith Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine; Professor & Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, UTMB Health
02/14/2023: George A. Kuchel, MD

UConn Pepper Center: Early Insights into Precision Gerontology and Geroscience
Presented by George A. Kuchel, MD CM, FRCP, AGSF, FGSA,Professor and Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology; Director, UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut, Chief, Geriatric Medicine, UConn Health; Director, UConn Older Americans Independence (Pepper) Center; Director, NIH SenNet KAPP-Sen Tissue Mapping Center; Director, NIA Geroscience Education and Training Network, UConn Health
02/07/2023: James S. Goodwin, MD

Long Term Care: A Concept in Transition
Presented by James S. Goodwin, MD,George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB Health
01/31/2023: Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA

Optimizing Primary Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Work of the Northwestern Pepper Center
Presented by Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA, James R. Webster, Jr. Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Applied Health Research On Aging (CAHRA), Associate Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Associate Division Chief, General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University
02/22/2022: Sudha Seshadri, MD

Reimagining the Alzheimer Disease Research Centers: Prevention, Personalized, Participatory
Presented by Sudha Seshadri, MD, Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Founding Director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurogenerative, Diseases; UT Health San Antonio, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
02/15/2022: Axel Börsch-Supan, PhD

SHARE and Its Lessons About COVID-19 in Europe
Presented by Axel Börsch-Supan, PhD, Professor of Economics, Technical University of Munich, Germany, Principal Investigator of SHARE; Managing Director of SHARE-ERIC, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
02/08/2022: J.D. Smith, PhD

Using the Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) in the Planning and Execution of Pragmatic and Hybrid Trials
Presented by J.D. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, Division of Health Systems Innovation and Research, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
02/01/2022: Sara E. Espinoza, MD, MSc

Clinical Trials to Identify Interventions for Frailty and Sarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults
Presented by Sara E. Espinoza, MD, MSc, Professor and Associate Chief for Research
Dr. F. Carter Pannill Jr., Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, San Antonio GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health System, UT Health San Antonio Barhop Institute
01/25/2022: Monica Rivera Mindt, PhD, ABPP

A New Path Forward: Advancing Equality and Inclusion in Dementia Care and Research [UTMB ONLY]
Presented by Monica Rivera Mindt, PhD, ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychology & Latin American and Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University
02/23/2021: Victoria Sweet, MD, PhD

Slow Medicine and Aging (video not allowed)
Presented by Victoria Sweet, MD, PhD , Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco; Medical historian and celebrated author of “God’s Hotel” and “Slow Medicine”
02/09/2021: Ivan R. Molton, PhD

Aging with Early Acquired Physical Disability:Resilience, Challenge, and Adaptation
Presented by Ivan R. Molton, PhD , Professor, Psychology Division; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; University of Washington
02/02/2021: Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg

Hip Fracture Recovery: Past Research and Directions for Future Research and Practice
Presented by Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health; Director, Center for Research on Aging; University of Maryland, School of Medicine
01/26/2021: George W. Rebok, PhD, MA

Cognitive Training to Prevent CognitiveDecline and Dementia and Reduce Health Disparities
Presented by George W. Rebok, PhD, MA , Professor of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research The Johns Hopkins University
02/25/2020: Charlotte A. Peterson, PhD

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
02/18/2020: David Reuben, MD

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
02/11/2020: Jennifer Manly, PhD

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
02/04/2020: George E. Taffet, MD

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
01/28/2020: John P. Schuster, MA

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
02/26/2019: Steven P. Wallace, PhD

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: Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH

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: Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS

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: Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH

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: Bret H. Goodpaster, PhD

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
02/27/2018: Ellen F. Binder, MD

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: Goldie S. Byrd, PhD

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: Mark D. Hayward, PhD

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: Marcas M. Bamman, PhD

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: Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD

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
02/28/2017: Jerry Gurwitz, MD

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
03/01/2016: Nicolas Musi, MD

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
02/21/2017: Silvia Mejia-Arango, PhD

Aging and Cognition in Mexican Population
Presented by Silvia Mejia-Arango, PhD, Director, Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)
02/23/2016: Cassio Turra, PhD

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
02/14/2017: Christopher M. Adams, MD, PhD

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
02/16/2016: Pamela Duncan, PhD

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
02/07/2017: Michael Marsiske, PhD

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
02/09/2016: Thomas M. Gill, MD

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
01/31/2017: Alan Jette, PT, MPH, PhD

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
02/02/2016: Kathleen Anne Welsh-Bohmer, PhD

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