Devoted to the study of aging
From the director
Hui Zheng, Ph.D., director of the Huffington Center on Aging is also a professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. Dr. Zheng is the third director to lead the center since its inception in 1984. Read a message from the director or more about Dr. Zheng.
Center News
Recognized as one of the premier centers on aging in the world, the Huffington Center on Aging was formed in 1988 with the generosity of the late Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington, Houston philanthropists who foresaw the need for an academic entity devoted to studying aging, providing care for older people, and teaching future health professionals and researchers about geriatrics and gerontology.
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence
Don't miss the rescheduled event featuring nationally known writer Gail Sheehy speaking on "Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence", Sept. 14, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX. View more information, or call Zineera Seth at 713-798-3802.
Twelfth Annual Women's Health Summit
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, for the Twelfth Annual Women's Health Summit featuring CBS Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist Lesley Stahl, co-editor of 60 Minutes. The event at the River Oaks Country Club consists of interesting, topical health educational programs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a noon luncheon. See more about this annual program and view the summit invitation.
BCM's 37th annual Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology Course
Baylor College of Medicine's 37th annual Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology Course begins Tuesday, Sept. 21 and runs through Nov. 16. All nine classes will be held in the Michael E. DeBakey Building, room M-112 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Those wishing to register can obtain forms by calling Dr. Robert E. Roush at 713-798-4611; by fax 713-798-6688; or by e-mail rroush@bcm.edu. You may also register online.
The cost of the course on or before Sept. 17 is $160, after which the fee rises to $175. The required text, The Language of Medicine, Ninth Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner, W.B. Saunders Co., costs $59.82. The book may be ordered from Amazon.com or other online booksellers.
For those needing Baylor's Tax ID Number, it is 74-1613878.