Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: The Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series
- Behavioral Research Program
- Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch (BBPSB)
- Aging and Cancer
- Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: The Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series
BBPSB established the Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: The Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series, in partnership with EGRP, to honor the late Arti Hurria, M.D., a pioneer in the fields of geriatrics and oncology, a BBPSB grantee, and servant-based leader, collaborator, and mentor. NCI sponsors this webinar series to build a research community at the intersection of aging and cancer and to provide a platform to disseminate cancer and aging research.
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Past Events
November 4, 2024: Decoding the Cellular Aging Landscape: Insights into Cancer Susceptibility and Treatment Tolerance
Speakers
Professor, Department of Population Sciences,
City of Hope
Associate Professor, Cancer Epidemiology Program,
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
June 20, 2024: Assessing Epigenetic Aging in Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors
Speakers
Assistant Professor,
Department of Surgery,
Division of Supportive Care in Cancer,
University of Rochester Medical Center and
James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute
Associate Professor,
Endowed Chair, George F. Solomon Professorship in Psychobiology,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology
Assistant Professor,
Department of Surgery,
Division of Supportive Care in Cancer,
University of Rochester Medical Center and
James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute
May 16, 2024: Exploring Biomarkers of Aging in the Context of Cancer Risk
Speakers
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School,
Associate Member, Broad Institute,
Attending Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Department of Pathology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Research Analyst,
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics,
National Cancer Institute
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine,
Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Computational Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles
March 4, 2024: Utilizing Unique Resources to Study Cancer and Aging
Speakers
Associate Professor,
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology,
University of Minnesota
Research Investigator,
University of Michigan School of Public Health
November 6, 2023: Leveraging the National Institute on Aging’s Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging to answer cancer and aging questions
Speakers
Epidemiologist,
Co-Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA),
Federal Project Officer, Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study,
Intramural Research Program,
National Institute on Aging
Director, Center on Aging and Health,
Professor of Epidemiology & Medicine,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
October 2, 2023: Cancer-related cognitive impairments: Neural mechanisms and potential interventions
Speakers
Mary Lou Adams Endowed Professor of Nursing Oncology, School of Nursing,
Professor of Oncology and Diagnostic Medicine, Dell School of Medicine,
Program Leader, Survivorship and Supportive Care Research, Livestrong Cancer Institute,
Director of Statistical Services, Cain Center,
The University of Texas at Austin
Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Neurology, and Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry,
Associate Director, Center for Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences,
Director, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology,
Indiana University School of Medicine
April 3, 2023: Optimizing the Health of Cancer Patients and Survivors by Targeting the Biology and Heterogeneity of Aging
Speakers
Associate Professor, Medical Oncology,
Deputy Director, Center for Cancer & Aging,
City of Hope
Professor and Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology,
Director, UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut,
Director, UConn Older Americans Independence (Pepper) Center
March 6, 2023: The effects of blood or marrow transplantation on aging outcomes among individuals diagnosed with hematologic cancer
Speakers
Director, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship,
Gay and Bew White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology,
Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics,
School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,
Medical Director, Oncogeriatrics Program,
Cancer and Aging Resiliency Clinic Co-Director,
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
November 7, 2022: Associations between aging biomarkers and cancer risk and outcomes: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort
Speakers
Associate Professor,
Department of Epidemiology,
Mailman School of Public Health,
Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Member,
St. Jude Faculty,
Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control,
Department of Computational Biology,
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
September 12, 2022: A Deeper Dive into Exercise Interventions to Prevent or Mitigate Cancer Treatment-Related Aging – From Preclinical to Population Science
Speakers
Associate Professor,
Department of Preventive Medicine,
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine,
Director of Physical Activity Promotion,
Cancer Survivorship Institute,
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Professor,
Department of Pediatrics Research,
Division of Pediatrics,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
May 2, 2022: Preclinical, Clinical, and Biobehavioral Insights into Aging-Related Breast Cancer Survivorship Outcomes
Speakers
Professor,
Departments of Oncology and Medicine,
Inaugural Director, Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging (GLICA),
Georgetown University,
Frank M. Ewing Foundation Endowed Chair, Hematology and Oncology
Associate Professor,
Endowed Chair, George F. Solomon Professorship in Psychobiology,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology
April 4, 2022: Innovative and Scalable Interventions and Assessment Methods That Address Physical Decline in Older Cancer Survivors
Speakers
Professor and Webb Endowed Chair of Nutrition Sciences,
Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control,
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham,
American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
January 26, 2022: Research Infrastructure Development for Interdisciplinary Aging Studies
Speakers
Program Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Program Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis
Program Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Biology
Nurse Consultant/Program Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention
Program Director,
NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
December 6, 2021: The Use of Biological and Digital Biomarkers in Cancer and Aging Research
Speakers
Oregon Health & Science University
University of Rochester Medical Center
September 20, 2021: Cellular Senescence and Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms and Strategies to Improve Health During Survivorship
Speakers
Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging,
Adjunct Professor of Gerontology,
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Associate Professor in Cellular Ageing,
Group Leader, Laboratory of Cellular Senescence and Age-related Pathologies,
European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA),
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Netherlands
May 3, 2021: Measuring Patients’ Pace of Biological Aging Through Life-Course Research
Speakers
Assistant Professor,
Department of Epidemiology & Butler Columbia Aging Center,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor,
Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University,
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience,
King’s College London, UK
March 15, 2021: Targeting Aging to Transform Human Health
Speakers
“Targeting Senescent Cells for the Rigors of Aging”
Professor,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Mayo Clinic
"From Spaceflight to Cancer Therapy: Exercise to Modulate Accelerated Aging"
Assistant Member,
Exercise Oncology Service,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
January 14, 2021: Cancer and Aging: Microenvironmental Impact on Oncogenesis and Immunity
Speakers
Professor,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics,
Deputy Director,
University of Colorado Cancer Center,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Assistant Professor,
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center,
Department of Pediatrics,
Emory University School of Medicine
November 2, 2020: Harnessing the power of the WHI Life and Longevity after Cancer (WHI-LILAC) study to better understand cancer and aging
Speakers
Senior Vice President and Director,
Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Research Scientist II,
Division of Research,
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
October 5, 2020: Hindsight is 2020: Lessons Learned from Cancer and Aging Researchers on Submitting a NIH Grant
Speakers
Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
Cousins Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
Distinguished Professor of Psychology, UCLA College of Letters and Sciences,
UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Surgery,
Director of the Geriatric Oncology Clinic,
James Wilmot Cancer Institute,
University of Rochester
Elnora Thompson Distinguished Professor,
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing,
Co-leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program,
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
September 28, 2020: Geriatric Assessment in Oncology: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
Speakers
Professor of Medicine,
University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology,
Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship,
Associate Scientist, UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center,
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
April 9, 2020: Cancer and Aging: Biological and Phenotypic Measures of Aging
Speakers
Geriatrician and Epidemiologist,
Scientific Director,
National Institute on Aging
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pathology,
Yale School of Medicine
January 14, 2020: Canaries in the Coal Mine: What We Can Learn about Aging from Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Speakers
Physical Therapist and Clinical Epidemiologist,
Member, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control,
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Research Co-Director, Long-Term Survivor Program,
Texas Children's Hospital,
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Baylor College of Medicine
October 7, 2019: Building Infrastructure for Cancer and Aging Research
Speakers
Philip and Marilyn Wehrheim Professor, University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute,
Director, Geriatric Oncology Research Program
Arthur M. Coppola Family Chair in Supportive Care Medicine,
Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Supportive Care Medicine,
Director, Center for Cancer & Aging Research, City of Hope