Events

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Annual Events

Member Retreat - Summer

The Institute on Aging Annual Member Retreat engages professionals from all UTHealth Houston schools, other universities, and community organizations in a session of networking and updates on education, research, and outreach projects in the field of aging. Members are notified about upcoming aging-focused conferences, symposiums, and funding opportunities in collaboration with UTHealth Houston faculty and the Institute on Aging. The interactive program allows attendees the opportunity to provide input about collaborative projects, programs, and plans for the future.

Hot Topics in Aging - Spring

With generous support from the Phyllis Gough Huffington Foundation, Hot Topics in Aging delivers a wonderful conference on interprofessional education in geriatrics to health care professionals and community members throughout Houston.

The University of Texas Houston Retiree Organization - Summer

UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging collaborates with The University of Texas Houston Retiree Organization Endowment for Healthy Aging to fund a $5,000-$7,000 seed grant for junior faculty at UTHealth Houston. The award supports gerontology-focused studies by faculty with initial research expenditures. The pilot grants are intended to assist awardees in obtaining larger sources of funding for their research.

World Alzheimer’s Day - September

The yearly virtual event is a discussion that focuses on research, treatment, and care of older adults diagnosed with dementia.

Symposium on Aging Research – Fall

The Annual Symposium on Aging Research is a basic science-focused event directed by Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Distinguished University Chair in Metabolic Disease Research. The event is supported by the Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lectureship and attracts a host of researchers and participants. The symposium gives attendees an opportunity to highlight ongoing translational aging research and to foster the development of emerging technologies. The highlight of the symposium is a project pitch competition for UTHealth Houston junior researchers supported by the Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Foundation. Junior researchers are awarded grants for aging-related research projects.

The Aging to Perfection Dyer Lecture Series - Fall

The Aging to Perfection Lecture Series honors the accomplishments of the late UTHealth Houston Consortium on Aging Executive Director Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, who devoted her career to enhancing health care for older adults. Hosted by UTHealth Houston Vice President of Community Engagement and Joan and Stanford Alexander Chair in Gerontology Holly Holmes, MD, MS, the series of lectures raises awareness and support for aging programs at UTHealth Houston.