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The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging

Five Evening Lectures, 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.

2025 Event Info

Tuesday
January 28
Tuesday
February 4
Tuesday
February 11
Thursday
February 20
Tuesday
February 25

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

Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
Directions and Maps
Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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 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

Tuesday, January 28: Demystifying Dementia: a Cranky Old Geriatrician’s View

James S. Goodwin, MD, Senior Associate Director, Sealy Center on Aging; Co-Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health)

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Tuesday, February 4: Environmental and Social Influences on Bone Aging

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

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Tuesday, February 11: Redefining Geriatric Rehabilitation - Evidence and Lessons from REHAB-HF

Amy M. Pastva, PT, MA, PhD, Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Medicine, Population Health Sciences, & Cell Biology; Director of Research, Division of Physical Therapy; Senior Fellow, Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development; Member, Duke Clinical Research Institute; Member, Duke Cancer Institute

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Thursday, February 20: Artificial Intelligence and Monitoring Systems for Aging*

Sanjay Ranka, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida

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Tuesday, February 25: From Normal to Pathological Aging - A Research View in Colombia**

Carlos Cano-Gutierrez, MD, MA, Professor, Institute of Aging, Medical School,  Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota, Colombia

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Tuesday, February 25: Aging in the Andes and Amazons of Peru - Particularities and Challenges**

José F. Parodi, MD, MPH, PhD, Geriatrician & Professor of Geriatrics and Public Health, San Martin de Porres University, Lima, Peru

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*NOTE: the lecture on Tuesday, February 18 was rescheduled to Thursday, February 20, 2025.

**Two lectures will be presented on February 25, 2025.

Past Events

Speakers  Video links posted when available

Lefeber Winter Series Speakers

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Last updated: March 2025 RMG