What Shapes Our Health? Diabetes, Genetics, and Environment

Open to the public.

Join the Caswell Diabetes Institute for our fall Community Seminar Series in Detroit, featuring CDI faculty Drs. Steve Parker and Susan Woolford, along with community engagement expert Ted Gloster, Jr.

What Shapes Our Health? Diabetes, Genetics, and Environment.
Our health is shaped by more than the choices we make—it’s influenced by our genetics, our environment, and the communities where we live. Join the Caswell Diabetes Institute for an engaging conversation exploring how these factors can impact diabetes, obesity, and overall health. Hear from experts working in research, medicine, and the Detroit community, and learn how science and community efforts can work together to support healthier lives.

Presenters/ Panelists:

Stephen Parker, PhD
Professor, Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

Susan Woolford, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan

Ted Gloster, Jr.
Founder & Executive Director of The Forigin Initiative

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