Healthcare-Related Events Around Campus in Late November

These events are all in late November, and have been pulled from the "Today@UCI: Calendar." I hope you find something you'll enjoy!

-- 19 Monday --

Medical Scientist Lecture Series. Chemical Approaches to Sorting out Histone Modifications. With Dr. Philip Cole, pharmacology professor, Johns Hopkins University. 4 p.m., Tamkin Building, Room F-114. Free. More: 949.824.5264. Web link...

UC Irvine Healthcare Community Education. Diabetes Management Overview. Topics include defining diabetes and methods to control blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, medication and lifestyle changes in order to prevent long-term complications. 4-6 p.m., UCI Manchester Pavilion Orange, 200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 840, Orange. $20. Free to patients, UCI employees and volunteers. Registration required. More: 877.824.3627. Web link...

UC Irvine Healthcare Community Education. Meditation Special Topic: Body Scan. 6-7:30 p.m., UCI Manchester Pavilion Orange, 200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 840, Orange. $30. Free to patients, UCI employees and volunteers. Registration required. More: 877.824.3627. Web link...

-- 21 Wednesday --

UC Irvine Healthcare Community Education. Early Pregnancy. For expectant mothers and their birth partners in the first three to four months of pregnancy, but can be attended later in the pregnancy if necessary. 6-8 p.m., UCI Manchester Pavilion Orange, 200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 840, Orange. $20. Free to patients, UCI employees and volunteers. Registration required. More: 877.824.3627. Web link...


-- 27 Tuesday --

Biological Sciences. Cancer and Aging: How Our Bodies Are Designed to Be Reliable and Why They Fail. With Steven A. Frank, ecology & evolutionary biology professor. Part of the Allergan Foundation Lecture Series in Modern Biology. 7-8 p.m., Beckman Center. R.S.V.P. by Nov. 21. More: 949.824.2500 or biosci-events@uci.edu. Web link...

-- 28 Wednesday --

ARCS Foundation. Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer: How Close Are We? 6-9 p.m., University Club. With Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, associate vice chancellor of health sciences and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center director. Wine reception, dinner and lecture. $40. More: merylsawyer@sbcglobal.net or francecampbell@zotnet.net. Web link...

-- 29 Thursday --

UC Irvine Healthcare Community Education. Breastfeeding. Discussion includes process of milk production, how to breastfeed, avoiding potential problems and returning to work. 6-8:30 p.m., UCI Manchester Pavilion Orange, 200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 840, Orange. $20. Free to patients, UCI employees & volunteers. Registration required. More: 877.824.3627. Web link...

-- 30 Friday --

UC Irvine Brain Imaging Center. Robert and Margaret Sprague Symposium. With Dr. William Jagust, public health & neuroscience professor, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, U.C. Berkeley, and faculty senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Dr. Steven G. Potkin, Robert R. Sprague Director, UC Irvine Brain Imaging Center. Noon-6 p.m., Eric L. Nelson Auditorium and Brain Imaging Center, Irvine Hall. Free, reservations are required. More: 949.824.1914 or erin.fitzgerald@uci.edu. Web link...

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Antimicrobial Peptides: Redefining the Skin's Barrier Against Infection. With Richard L. Gallo, dermatology chief and medicine & pediatrics professor, UC San Diego. 9-10 a.m., Hitachi Chemical Research Center Lecture Hall. Free. More: 949.824.5534. Web link...

Public Health and Food & Drug Administration. Nutritional Sciences Symposium. 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Beckman Center, 100 Academy. Free to all UC Irvine faculty, staff and students. More: 949.824.0589 or newmanj@uci.edu.