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.
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.
2012 Women's Health Summit sponsored by the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine
Save the Date: Thursday, Oct. 11, Hilton Americas, Downtown Houston
Time: 10 a.m. Educational Forum, followed by a noon luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
Chairpersons: Donatella Benckenstein and Kelli Cohen Fein
Honorary Chairpersons: Terry Huffington and Ralph Dittman, M.D.
For Information: Diana Fincher, 713-798-3837, fincher@bcm.edu