Symposium on Aging Research set for Oct. 11

The 2022 UTHealth Houston Symposium on Aging Research, highlighting the ongoing clinical and basic aging research at UTHealth Houston, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 11 at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler St.).

The featured keynote speaker is Selva Baltan, MD, PhD, endowed professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, and vice chair for basic science research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University. Baltan’s research focuses on mechanisms of white matter injury to develop ideal stroke therapeutics that are directed toward neuronal and axonal protection across age, to restore function when applied after injury.

Thanks to the generous support of the Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lectureship, the event is free and open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as free parking for the first 100 registrants.

The Symposium on Aging Research is organized by the UTHealth Houston Consortium on Aging. The Consortium on Aging is a university-wide collaborative effort that leverages the existing strengths and expertise of all the UTHealth Houston schools.

Focusing on aging-related interdisciplinary care, education, research, and community outreach, the role of the consortium is to foster collaboration among the schools and centers of UTHealth Houston with the goals of enhancing geriatric knowledge and skills and finding innovative training strategies for health care students and providers while facilitating aging-related research and the advancement of gerontology.

For more information, visit the UTHealth Houston Consortium on Aging website or contact James Booker at james.booker@uth.tmc.edu.

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