Food for Thought: What We Know About Nutrition and Cancer
Feb
22
2024
Description
The 2024 Jean Andrews Centennial Visiting Professor Lecture will be presented by:
Stephen Hursting, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Director, Nutrition Research Institute
“Food for Thought: What We Know About Nutrition and Cancer”
The talk will immediately be followed by a conversation with UT’s expert leaders in nutrition, cancer and health.
“Approaches to Manage the Impact of Obesity on Health Outcomes — Pharmaceutical vs. Diet and Exercise”
Moderator: Lavender Hackman, Nutritional Sciences Ph.D. candidate
Panel:
- Lorie Harper, M.D., Department of Women’s Health, Dell Medical School
- Stephen Hursting, Ph.D., Guest Speaker
- Jaimie Davis, Ph.D., Associate Chair of Research, Department of Nutritional Sciences
- William Matsui, M.D., Vice Dean of Research, Dell Medical School
About the Speaker:
Stephen Hursting, Ph.D., MPH, is an international leader in the areas of nutrition, obesity, metabolism and cancer. He is the Director of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, and he is also a Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. His lab focuses on the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying obesity-cancer associations, and the impact of obesity-energy balance modulation (e.g., calorie restriction and exercise) or pharmacologic agents on cancer development, progression, and responses to chemotherapy. Dr. Hursting’s lab has demonstrated that weight loss can reverse or reduce risk for obesity-associated metabolic, inflammatory, and pro-cancer effects.
Location
Texas Union Ballroom