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t m c » p u l s e | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 40 40 40 Calendar 3 Sound Health: Music and the Mind Lecture with Grammy winner Renée Fleming and Todd Frazier Friday, 5 p.m. Houston Methodist Research Institute 6670 Bertner Ave. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd floor Free; registration recommended at events.houstonmethodist.org/ soundhealth ljduda@houstonmethodist.org 281-979-9011 8 WomenHeart Houston Support Group Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Texas Heart Institute 6770 Bertner Ave. Cooley Building, 5th floor Maley Conference Room WomenHeartHouston@gmail.com 713-703-7888 8 TMCx Medical Device Demo Day Wednesday, Noon – 7 p.m. TMC Innovation Institute 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X Free; registration required at www.eventbrite.com ccogdill@tmc.edu 713-791-8855 11 Parkinson's Disease & Essential Tremor Seminar presented by the Mischer Neuroscience Institute with Mya Schiess, M.D., and Albert Fenoy, M.D. Saturday, 10 a.m. – Noon TMC Innovation Institute 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X Free; registration required at mni.events@memorialhermann.org 713-222-2273 11 MD Anderson Boot Walk to End Cancer Saturday, 1 p.m. Check-in at 11 a.m. MD Anderson Cancer Center Pressler St. at Bertner Ave. Free; registration at mdanderson.org/bootwalk bootwalk@mdanderson.org 713-792-0071 14 Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture Series With Cindy Farach-Carson, Ph.D. Tuesday, Noon – 1 p.m. Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza, Alkek N315 amy.craft@bcm.edu 713-798-4601 16–17 Prairie View A&M University – College of Nursing Open House Thursday, 10 a.m. – Friday, 2 p.m. Prairie View A&M University 6436 Fannin St. fdsmith@pvamu.edu 713-797-7031 16–19 World Corporate Games Multisport festival for businesses and organizations Thursday – Sunday Various Locations Downtown Tickets start at $99; registration required at wgchouston.com/register mpardue@houstonsports.org FOR MORE EVENTS, VISIT TMC.edu/news/ November 2017 To learn how you or a loved one can get involved, call 713-745-3511 or visit mdanderson.org/houstonhpvtrial HPV*-related throat cancer is on the rise in men. MD Anderson Cancer Center, the nation's leader in cancer care, is seeking men to help us develop a screening test to detect this cancer early, when it's easiest to treat. Males ages 50-59 residing in the U.S. are invited to participate in this unique study and will have access to tests not available to the general public. Together, we're Making Cancer History. ® You will be asked to: • Come to an appointment in the Texas Medical Center (parking costs covered) • Sign an informed consent document • Complete a questionnaire • Provide a blood and saliva sample *human papillomavirus Are you at risk for throat cancer?