UTSA hosts Oct. 19 lecture by cancer health disparities expert Lovell Jones
By Kris Rodriguez – Public Affairs Specialist:
(Oct. 19, 2011) –UTSA and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will host an Oct. 19 presentation by Lovell Jones, cancer health disparities expert and professor in the Department of Health Disparities Research and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He will speak on “A Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Health Equity” at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the Biosciences Building Loeffler Room (3.03.02) on the UTSA Main Campus.
Jones directs the Dorothy I. Height Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research (CHEER) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His presentation will center on the thesis that scientific approaches of the 21st century should be more comprehensive and involve a combination of scientific discovery, real-world applications and community service.
With a career spanning more than 35 years, Jones has extensive experience in addressing minority health issues and the health of the underserved including studying the relationship between hormones, diet and endocrine-responsive tumors. Jones’ research work has focused on determining the mechanism by which natural and environmental estrogenic agents may initiate cancers in hormonally responsive tissue.
