Celebrate Genetics in Medicine on International Mendel Day
Join us for a SPECIAL EVENT hosted by Drs. Christina Laukaitis and Robert C. Karn with support of the UA Health Sciences' Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine (TCAG2M).
Translational and Regenerative Medicine
Don’t Miss Precision Medicine Panel Discussion on March 9
Arizona cohort leaders of the All of Us℠ Research Program/Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) and the deans of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will hold a PMI Panel Discussion on Thursday, March 9, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the fifth floor auditorium, Room 5403.
‘Feeding Your Genome’ Just the Ticket for Nutritional Health, Feb. 22-24
The UA Department of Nutritional Sciences is hosting a conference offering the latest research and practical approaches in the emerging field of precision nutrition and health.
Our genes can predispose us to certain diseases, while epigenetic (non-genetic) factors in our environment can influence gene expression in health and disease — and, according to research, even change how our DNA works.
Medicine Grand Rounds
TOPIC: “The Fat Exam”
SPEAKER: Karen Herbst, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism), Medical Imaging and Pharmacy Practice-Science, and Director, Treatment, Research and Education of Adipose Tissue Program, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Medicine Grand Rounds
TOPIC: “The Impact of the Vagus Nerve on Cardiovascular Health and Longevity”
SPEAKER: Richard L. Verrier, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard’s H.T. Chan School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Medicine Grand Rounds
TOPIC: “Management of Chronic Back Pain in Older Adults: Changing our Approach”
SPEAKER: Una Makris, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas
UA Center for Integrative Medicine Receives $1M Gift To Transform Health Care
Thanks to a $1 million commitment from Iris Cantor, a lifelong philanthropist, the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine will develop new curricula, train a new generation of integrative health professionals and empower individuals and communities to optimize health and well-being
DOM Research Seminar Series
The DOM Research Seminar Series and Winter Lung Series Conference lectures for Thursday, March 9, have been combined, which means a change of venue for the event from the BIO5 Institute to Room 5403 of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
Bear Down, Beat Cancer Lectures: “Breast Cancer Research and Patient Care”
Held in conjunction with the University of Arizona Cancer Center, this series runs the first Thursday of each month, Feb. 2 - May 4, 2017, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Jewish Heritage Center at the Tucson Jewish Community Center.
Bear Down, Beat Cancer Lectures: “Diet and Cancer: What’s a Person to Eat?”
Held in conjunction with the University of Arizona Cancer Center, this series runs the first Thursday of each month, Feb. 2 - May 4, 2017, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Jewish Heritage Center at the Tucson Jewish Community Center.
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