Harry Lyman Hooker Seminar

Harry Lyman Hooker Seminar on January 27

The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging is pleased to welcome Dr. James L. Kirkland as a Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor. Dr. Kirkland, MD, PhD, is the director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His groundbreaking research, which focuses on cellular aging and the role fat plays in health and age-related dysfunction, has helped him to target and treat age-related chronic diseases and disabilities. Please join MIRA for one of two seminars, to be followed by an open house.

Seminar for graduate and undergraduate students: Targeting Aging Processes to Delay, Prevent, or Treat Chronic Diseases and Loss of Resilience

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Location: HSC 4E20

Seminar for faculty and researchers: Interventions Targeting Cellular Senescence: The Path to Translation

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location: MDCL 3020

Open House: Please join key staff members from the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging to learn more about the Institute and its associated funding opportunities.

For more information, visit MIRAinfo@mcmaster.ca and follow us on Twitter at @MIRAMcMaster.

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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Harry Lyman Hooker Seminar on January 27</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging is pleased to welcome Dr. James L. Kirkland as a Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor. Dr. Kirkland, MD, PhD, is the director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His groundbreaking research, which focuses on cellular aging and the role fat plays in health and age-related dysfunction, has helped him to target and treat age-related chronic diseases and disabilities. Please join MIRA for one of two seminars, to be followed by an open house.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Seminar for graduate and undergraduate students:</b> Targeting Aging Processes to Delay, Prevent, or Treat Chronic Diseases and Loss of Resilience</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Time:</b> 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Location:</b> HSC 4E20</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Seminar for faculty and researchers:</b> Interventions Targeting Cellular Senescence: The Path to Translation</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Time:</b> 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Location:</b> MDCL 3020</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Open House:</b> Please join key staff members from the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging to learn more about the Institute and its associated funding opportunities.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For more information, visit <a href="mailto:MIRAinfo@mcmaster.ca"><span class="s2">MIRAinfo@mcmaster.ca</span></a> and follow us on Twitter at @MIRAMcMaster.</span></p>

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