Pepper Center Lecture: "Reflections on Gerontology, Minorities, and Immigrants from the 1960’s to the 2020," by Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD

Join us for a hybrid Pepper Center Investigators Lecture on October 28, 2026, at noon. Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD, will present, "Reflections on Gerontology, Minorities, and Immigrants from the 1960’s to the 2020’s". Dr. Markides is the Annie and John Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor of Aging and Professor in the Department of Population Health and Health Disparities. From establishing NIH funding in the 1980s to growing the Hispanic EPESE and launching the Texas RCMAR, Dr. Markides had led a hugely impactful career. Most recently he received a UTMB Lifetime Achievement Award in Research and was elected as an External Member in the field of Sociology by The Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts.