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Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr. Kenneth Madden

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program for our first Healthy Aging Research Seminar. Dr. Michael Kobor, the Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Chair in Healthy Aging, will provide a welcome and introduction to the new Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program. Following this, Dr. Kenneth Madden, Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Seminar Series

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This is a monthly seminar series to highlight the breadth of aging research occurring on the UBC campus. There is an option to attend in person or via Zoom. The next seminar is October 19th, 2022. For more information and instructions for registering please see our website: https://healthyaging.med.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-healthy-aging-research-seminar Start: 19 October 2022 2:00 pm End: […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Nancy Sin

Michael Smith Laboratories 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for the next Healthy Aging Research Seminar on November 16th! Dr. Nancy Sin will present on "Enhancing Health and Well-being in Everyday Life: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic"   This is a hybrid in-person/Zoom event In person location: Michael Smith Laboratories 2185 East Mall room 102 Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4   Zoom connection details: […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Seminar Series

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Healthy Aging Research seminar features presentations by faculty and trainees on diverse topics related to aging. On January 18th, the seminar will have two speakers: Nicole Stuart, MSc Student in Dr. Nancy Sin's Lab in the Department of Psychology. Title- "The Effects of Daily Stress on Self-Reported Cognition: Insights from the Daily Experiences […]

Research Talk by Dr. David Almedia: Health as a Daily Experience: Lessons from 42,243 Days of US Adults

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Title: "Health as a Daily Experience: Lessons from 42,243 Days of US Adults" Speaker: Dr. David Almeida is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and a faculty member of the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Victoria. Dr. Almeida’s research […]

UBC Healthy Aging Seminar: ‘Acting’ Old(er): How Theatre and Performance Help Us Re-imagine Possibilities for “Healthy Aging”

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cultural discourses shape our understandings of what it means to age and be old(er) – they can open up possibilities or limit our imaginations by telling us what is acceptable, possible, or shameful in old(er) age, and what “healthy aging” might mean. Theatre and performance are particularly rich sites for conveying cultural age narratives. They […]

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Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) 899 W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series is sponsored by the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and the the UBC School of Kinesiology and supported by the Providence Health Care Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series. On February 27th we are pleased to welcome Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte! Lecture […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Title: “Re-imagining Physical Activity Guidelines Using Practical Metrics Common to Most Wearable Technologies” Speaker: Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD, FACSM, FNAK is Professor and Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Dean Tudor-Locke is a walking behaviour researcher and a recognized world leader in objective physical activity assessment and promotion, specifically focused on pedometer or […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Denis Gerstorf

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Research Talk Title: The Role of Historical Change for Adult Development and Aging Speaker: Dr. Denis Gerstorf is Full Professor and chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. As lifespan developmental scholar, he is interested in better understanding how our everyday lives and developmental trajectories are often closely intertwined with and co-regulated […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Research Talk Title: "Cognability: An ecological theory of neighborhoods and cognitive aging" Summary: Individuals and families in every city, town, and rural area feel the impacts of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. While a growing body of evidence points to potentially modifiable individual risk factors for dementia, the everyday environments in which people develop and navigate cognitive […]

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Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Jennifer Cobb

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lecture Title: Genome Instability and Aging Speaker Biography: Dr. Jennifer Cobb is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Victoria. Her research investigates the impact of cellular age on DNA double-strand break repair and nuclear organization. Dr. Cobb moved her research program to the University of Victoria in 2022 and continues […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Aric Prather

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lecture Title: Insomnia, Insufficient Sleep, and Immune Functioning Speaker: Aric A. Prather, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Prather’s research centers on the causes and consequences of insufficient sleep, with a focus on how poor sleep impacts the immune system to increase one’s risk for infectious […]