Join us for the CTPH K12 Program Speaker Series! This event will provide attendees with strategies and lessons learned from a successful early-career investigator to help current K12 scholars, mentors and supporters plan future career development award applications.

This event is designed for K12 scholars, mentors and individuals associated with or interested in the K12 program, as well as those involved in training and workforce development. It offers practical guidance and valuable insights for career advancement.

This series is sponsored by the CTSA K12 Program at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston; the Consortium for Translational and Precision Health’s Training and Workforce Development Program; and the UH Population Health K-Writers Summer Series.

Please note:  This in-person event requires registration and is limited to 20 attendees.

Speaker

Raymond Jones, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine. He also serves as associate director of the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine.

Jones is an exercise physiologist focused on developing interventions to address vascular and cognitive dysfunction in older adults living with HIV. A former UAB CFAR K12 scholar, his current NIH-funded K01 research examines the impact of high-intensity exercise on vascular and cognitive health in this population.

He is particularly interested in elevating community voices to develop feasible and acceptable interventions with and for older adults living with HIV. His work aims to improve relevance, effectiveness and sustainability, ultimately enhancing health outcomes and promoting greater participation in exercise among this population.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Tiona Matthews.