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Cancer and Aging Program, University of Iowa HealthCare

CAP Past Events

  • Symposium - September 17, 2007
    "The Role of Telomeres in Cancer and Aging"
    Keynote Address: "Regulation of Mammalian Telomerase"
    Richard Hodes, MD
    Director, National Institute on Aging
    Invited speakers:
    Monica Bessler, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
    Eric Hendrickson, PhD, University of Minnesota
    Symposium 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM * Open Session 3:00 PM Download agenda * Download symposium brochure
    2117 MERF (UI Medical Education and Research Facility)
  • Listen to the Iowa Public Radio program "The Exchange", featuring Dr. Hodes, on September 12, 2007.
  • Special Lecture - June 5, 2007
    Genetic Variation, Cancer and Aging; Has a Culprit Been found?
    David Melzer, MB BCh, PhD, MSc
    Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
    Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, U.K.
    Lecture 4:00 PM * Reception 5:00 PM Download PDF Flyer
    2117 MERF (UI Medical Education and Research Facility)
  • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Trends in Health and Aging Data Archive Seminars and Workshop, April 23-24, 2007
    Speakers: Harold R. Lentzner, PhD and Elsie R. Pamuk, PhD. Click here for the NCHS Link

Click on links below for additional information

1) Lecture: Monday, April 23, 2007, 9:00 to 10:30 AM - 2117 MERF
Charting Trends in Population Health: An Introduction to the NCHS Trends in Health and Aging Data Archive

2) Lecture & Discussion: Monday, April 23, 2007, 2:00 to 3:30 PM - E 331 GH
An Overview and Discussion of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Resources

3) Workshop in Computer Lab: Tuesday, April 24th, 2007, 9:00 to 11:00 AM, Information Commons East, Hardin Library
Workshop: How to Use the Trends in Health and Aging Data Archive
[Pre-registration is required to attend the workshop (no fee), see flyer.]

Peter Nelson, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Keynote Speaker: Denise Park, PhD, University of Illinois