Medicine Grand Rounds with UArizona Immunobiologist Dr. Janko Nikolich

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “Immunity, Aging and Infections – Defects, bottlenecks and practical implications”
Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD

Department Head & Professor, Immunobiology, College of Medicine – Tucson; Director, Aegis Consortium for a Pandemic-Free Future, University of Arizona Health Sciences; and Co-Director, Arizona Center on Aging

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing — including Zoom — links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

LIVESTREAM HERE!

Presenter: Dr. Janko Nikolich is internationally recognized as a leading immunologist and gerontologist. He received his medical degree, master’s degree and doctorate in immunology from Serbia’s Belgrade University School of Medicine. From 1987 to 1990, he was a research associate at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in the laboratory of Michael J. Bevan, PhD, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1990, he joined the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York as head of both the Flow Cytometry Core Facility and its Laboratory of T Cell Development, first as assistant and then an associate member. He served as assistant professor (1990-1996) and associate professor (1996-2001) at both the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Division of Molecular Medicine in Cornell University School of Medicine. He's a recipient of the Pew Biomedical Scholar Award and the Louise and Allston Boyer Young Scientist Award. In 2001, Dr. Nikolich became a senior scientist at the Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, along with joint appointments as a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and a senior scientist at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. In 2008, Dr. Nikolich moved to the University of Arizona as Department of Immunobiology chair and co-director of the Arizona Center on Aging. His long-term interests include basic mechanisms of T-cell function, immunity to infection in older adults, vaccines and biomarkers of declining immunity in the elderly, immune rejuvenation, immune monitoring in chronic conditions of aging and the impact of inflammation and nutritional intervention in aging, immunity and metabolic disorders. He has published over 130 scientific papers and reviews describing his work.

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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-6349 at least three days in advance of event.